27 Aug 1942
Germany
Germany
- 306 British bombers attacked Kassel, Germany, destroying 144 buildings, damaging 3 Henschel aircraft factories, killing 28 military personnel and 15 civilians, and wounding 64 military personnel and 187 civilians; 31 bombers were lost on this mission. On the same day, Soviet bombers attacked Königsberg, East Prussia, Germany (now Kaliningrad, Russia). ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Kassel, Kurhessen | CPC]
22 Oct 1943
Germany
Germany
- Over Kassel, Germany, the Lancaster bomber aboard which Roberts Dunstan was a crew member was damaged by two incendiary bombs dropped by a friendly Lancaster bomber flying higher above; although the bomber was further damaged by German nightfighters, it was able to return to Britain, crash landing at Bisham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | Roberts Dunstan | Kassel, Kurhessen | CPC]
19 Apr 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Kassel, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Kassel | DS]
22 Sep 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Kassel, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Kassel | DS]
2 Oct 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Kassel, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Kassel | DS]
15 Dec 1944
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Kassel, Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Kassel | DS]
1 Jan 1945
Germany
Germany
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against Magdeburg, Germany but the group became divided and bombed two targets of opportunity, Kassel, Germany and Limburg, Netherlands. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | RAF Thurleigh | Kassel | DS]
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