What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 48.37° N, 10.90° E
- Description
- WWII bombing operation by the Royal Air Force
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Augsburg raid
WWII bombing operation by the Royal Air Force
The Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF) on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg (MAN) U-boat engine plant in Augsburg during the daylight hours of 17 April 1942. It was carried out by No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron and No. 97 Squadron, both of which were equipped with the new Avro Lancaster.
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