Overview
12 Sqn took part in 3 operations this week, to Nuremberg, Monchengladbach/Rheydt and Berlin, loosing 4 aircraft and all their crews. Wing Commander Towle, who was killed as the second pilot during the attack on Monchengladbach, had only been posted in to command 12 Sqn on 19th August and this was his first mission with his new command. This was also the start of what would become the Battle of Berlin, which Air Chief Marshal Harris believed could, if successful, lead to the end of the war. Events were to prove him wrong.
Extract from Station Diary
Extract from Appendix to 12 Sqn Operational Record Book
RAF Wickenby - This week in history - World War 2 