ESSEN
3 Pathfinder Mosquitoes and 19 Lancasters of 5 Group continued the Oboe-marking experimental raids. 3 Lancasters lost.
Essen reports bombing in the city centre with property damaged and 6 people killed.
Minor Operations: 39 Wellingtons and 6 Lancasters minelaying off the French and Dutch coasts, 3 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
The first operational sorties by the new 6 (Canadian) Group were flown on this night by 6 Wellingtons of 427 Squadron taking part in the minelaying operation; 3 of these laid mines in the Frisian Islands but the other 3 aircraft had to return early with mechanical difficulties.
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ESSEN
4 Pathfinder Mosquitoes and 29 Lancasters of 5 Group. 2 Lancasters lost.
'Skymarker' flares were dropped on Oboe. Essen reports concentrated bombing in the Borbeck suburb, north of the centre, with 42 buildings destroyed, 64 seriously damaged and 14 people killed.
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as a specialist radio-countermeasures squadron. Operated in 3 Group until November 1943, then transferred to the newly formed 100 Group. Flew Wellingtons, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes with both 3 and 100 Groups and contained a detachment of American aircrew flying Lightnings while with 100 Group. Based at Gransden Lodge and Feltwell in 3 Group and at Foulsham in 100 Group.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
192 Squadron flew 141 operations with 3 Group and 342 operations with 100 Group, a total of 483. The primary purpose of all operations was to carry out some form of radio-countermeasures work but bombs were often carried and dropped on the Main Force targets.
Sorties and Losses
3
Group Wellingtons - 291 sorties, 4 aircraft lost (1.4 percent)
3
Group Halifaxes - 55 sorties, no losses
3
Group Mosquitoes - 48 sorties, 1 aircraft lost (2.1 percent)
100 Group Wellingtons - 589 sorties, 1 aircraft lost (0.2 percent)
100 Group Halifaxes - 937 sorties - 10 aircraft lost (1.1 percent)
100 Group Mosquitoes - 544 sorties, 1 aircraft lost (0.2 percent)
100 Group Lightnings - 101 sorties, 2 aircraft lost (2.0 percent)
Total - 2,565 sorties, 19 aircraft lost (0.7 percent)
POINTS OF INTEREST
Pioneered Bomber Command's R.C.M. operations, flew more sorties and suffered more losses than any other R.C.M. squadron. The first squadron to fly operations in 100 Group on
