3-9 December 1943

Overview

Only one mission for RAF Wickenby crews this week, to Leipzig on 3/4 December – there were no losses of casualties. The Squadron’s were stood down from operations on 8th December until 16th December and many were sent on leave.

The raid on Leipzig was a distant inland target, but the Pathfinders successfully found and marked it and this was the heaviest raid that Leipzig had during the war, at least 600 people being killed and over 400 injured.

Extract from Station Diary