RAF Bomber Command D-Day -1 Gilze-Rijen
This night 1335 planes of Bomber Command were involved. Among them 10 B-17's of the USAAF. .
52 Mosquito's flew intruderflights as a support for the Bombers. 48 Mosquito's completed their mission and 2 Mosquito's did not return to their base.
A number of these Mosquito's were from:
- 10 airplanes from 515 Sqn flying above the Netherlands
- 4 airplanes from 157 Sqn patrolling at Deelen, Soesterberg, Gilze-Rijen, and Eindhoven.
- One Mosquito of the Australian 464 Sqn and one Mosquito of the 515 Sqn (crashed at Dussen) did not return.
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