Halifax II, HR906 TL-L

Shot down by fighter. F/L W. L. Breckell survived as PoW, but pilot F/SR. Spooner and five othersdied.

51 Squadron

Halifax II, JD MH-

Shot down by night fighter over the sea. F/S A. Fletcher and six crew died.

57 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED616 DX-

Shot down by flak, crashed north Hamburg. P/O G. A. N. Parker and six crew died.

Lancaster III, ED931 DX-C

Shot down by fighter and crashed at Tostedt. F/O B. G. N. Kennedy survived as PoW, but pilot F/S E.F. Allwright and five others died.

61 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED782 QR-

Shot down by fighter, crashed into sea near Heligoland. P/O J. M. Phillips and six crew died.

76 Squadron

Halifax V, ED244 MP-X Bar

Shot down by flak and fighter, crashed near Oberndorf: five PoWs, but pilot Sgt A. R. Bjercke and F/O C. Daniel died.

77 Squadron

Halifax II, JB956 KN-O

Shot down by fighter (Oblt Gerhard Kath, II/NJG3). F/S G. H. Sutton and seven crew died.

78 Squadron

Halifax II, JB798 EY-P

Hit by flak, crashed at Bad Oldesloe. F/S P. A. Fraser and six crew died.

Halifax II, JD252 EY-W

Lost over sea. Sgt P. F. Snape and six crew died.

97 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED862 OF-P

Lost without trace. P/O D. J. Marks and six crew died.

Lancaster III, EE172 OF-O

Shot down by fighter. P/O C. Shnier and six crew died.

102 Squadron

Halifax II, W7883 DY-R

Shot down by fighter (Lt Sachsenberg, II/NJG3), crashed at Todesfelde. F/S Macquarie and six crew died.

Halifax II, HR711 DY-C

Crashed in sea near Heligoland. Sgt J. S. Gaston and six crew died.

156 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED598GT-

Shot down by fighter. F/L B. F. Smith and six crew died.

Lancaster III, ED822GT-

Shot down by fighter. F/S M. T. Hall and six crew died.

158 Squadron

Halifax II, JD 277 NP-G

Shot down by fighter (Oblt Gerhard Raht, II/NJG3). F/O

A. H. Boyle survived as PoW, but pilot F/S N. R. McDonald and five others died.

166 Squadron

Wellington X, HE 810 AS-Y

Lost without trace. P/O Birbeck and four crew died.

214 Squadron

Stirling III, EF 407 BU-A

Shot down by fighter over sea. F/O H. P. Shann and six crew died.

218 Squadron

Stirling III, BF 578 HA-A

Shot down by flak and fighter (Uffz. Walter Rohlfing, III/NJG3), crashing at

Ahrenswohlde. Pilot Sgt R. S. Pickard and Sgt E. C. Bray died, but five others survived as PoWs.

Stirling III, EE895 HA-S

Hit by flak and crashed in east Hamburg. Sgt J. Clark and six crew died.

428 Squadron

Halifax V, DK239 NA-Q

Shot down by fighter, and exploded near Lüneburg. Sgt P. Demcoe survived as PoW, but pilot Sgt D. H. Bates and five others died.

432 Squadron

Wellington X, LN294 QO-E

Shot down by fighter and crashed near Lüneburg. Sgt J. H. Smith survived as PoW, but pilot W/C H. W. Kerby and three others died.

460 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED 535 AR-

Shot down by fighter (Hptm. Egmont Prinz zur

Lippe-Weissenfeld, III/NJG1). F/O A. J. Johnson and six crew died.

Lancaster III, JA689 AR-

Shot down by fighter (Uffz. Lovenich, II/JG300). F/S

H. L. Fuhrmann and six crew died.

467 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED534 PO-R

Lost without trace. F/S R. W. Park and six crew died.

NB All the general RAF summaries of this operation claim only twenty-seven planes were lost that night, but the squadron records clearly list the twenty-eight above.

In addition the following planes crashed in England:

15 Squadron

Stirling I, EF339 LS-Y

Crash-landed at Coltishall on return due to engine failure. F/L G. Bould and crew unhurt.

50 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED468 VN-

Crashed on take-off, and caught fire. Sgt E. W. A.

Clarke and crew escaped unhurt.

83 Squadron

Lancaster III, R5625

Hit by flak over Hamburg. On return P/O K. A. King mistook Sibson for Wittering airfield and crashed off v. short runway. Crew unhurt.

90 Squadron

Stirling III, EE916 WP-F

Crashed shortly after take-off. F/L C. G. Crew and crew escaped injury.

4th RAF raid, 2 August 1943

German losses

II/NJG 3

Do217, No. 1493

Hptm. H. Baer shot down (possibly by Mosquito of 418 Squadron), crash-landed near Westerland. Crew injured.

Do217N, No. 1419

Fw. Krauter crashed at Wiemerstedt, possibly after collision with British bomber.

British losses

9 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED493 WS-A

Shot down by fighter (Ofw. Karl-Heinz Scherfling, IV/NJG1), crashed into sea off Dutch coast. Sgt D. Mackenzie and six crew died.

12 Squadron

Lancaster III, DV224,PH-G

Shot down by flak over Hamburg. F/O S. Norris and six crew died.

35 Squadron

Halifax II, HR863 TL-V

Crashed due to severe icing. Sgt A. Stephen survived as PoW, but pilot Sgt E. Solomon and five others died.

44 Squadron

Lancaster I, W4778 KM-T

Shot down by fighter (Hptm. Hans Joachim Jabs, IV/NJG1), crashed in the Waddenzee. Sgt P. L. Swan was picked up by German boat, but pilot Sgt A. R. Moffatt and five others died.

51 Squadron

Halifax II, HR859 MH-

Lost without trace (possibly shot down by Maj. Radusch of II/NJG3). Sgt E. R. Sklarchuk and six crew died.

57 Squadron

Lancaster III, JA696 DX-J

Crashed at Nindorf. Sgt A. C. Browning and six crew died.

61 Squadron

Lancaster III, W5000 QR-B

Lost without trace (possibly shot down by Lt Leube of I/NJG3). F/O R. Lyon and six crew died.

Lancaster III, JA873 QR-

Shot down by fighter, crashed near Lüneburg. F/L B. McM. Laing and seven crew died.

75 Squadron

Stirling III, BF577 JN-M

Collided in air with Do217 flown by Fw. Krauter of II/NJG3. Crashed at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog. F/S J. A. Couper and six crew died.

Stirling III, EH928 AA

Shot down by fighter (Hptm. Hans Joachim Jabs, IV/NJG1) and crashed into sea off Terschelling. P/O C. P. Bailie and seven crew died.

76 Squadron

Halifax V, EB249 MP-E

Crashed into woods at Hesedorf. F/O S. I. Dillon and six crew died.

100 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED688 HW-A

Shot down by fighter (Oblt Hermann Greiner, IV/NJG1), crashing in sea off Frisian Islands. W/O A. R. Wilden and six crew died.

Lancaster III, ED705 HW-C

Shot down by fighter and crashed in sea near Heligoland. F/L R. R. Howgill and six crew died.

103 Squadron

Lancaster III, ED645 PM-F

Crashed south of Harburg. W/O J. S. Stoneman and six crew died.

Lancaster III, ED922 PM-C

Crashed into the Elbe, off Herrenfeld. W/O R. Dash and six crew died.

115 Squadron

Lancaster II, DS673 KO-V

Shot down by fighter, crashed into sea off Wilhelmshaven. Sgt R. W. Bennett and six crew died.

Lancaster II, DS685 KO-A

Lost without trace. F/S C. Button and six crew died.

Lancaster II, DS715 KO-Q

Struck by lightning, fell out of control, crashed near Harburg. P/O R. J. Mosen and six crew died.