What the records say
- When
- 15 Sep 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.14° N, 7.71° E
- Description
- Air raids on the Glane culverts in the Dortmund-Ems Canal in September 1943
- War
- World War II
Operation Garlic
WWII air raid by the RAF
Operation Garlic was an operation to attack the Dortmund-Ems Canal by No. 617 Squadron RAF carried out on 14-16 September 1943. The operation was unsuccessful as the canal was not significantly damaged by the attack, while 617 Squadron lost six of the nine aircraft and crews involved in the operation.
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