Military operation

Oslo Mosquito Raid

1944 · 59.91° N, 10.73° E

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When
1944
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
59.91° N, 10.73° E
Description
1944 airstrike

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Oslo Mosquito raid (1944)

World War Two Raid

The Oslo Mosquito raid (1944) was a Second World War air raid carried out by the British Royal Air Force that targeted the Nazi Gestapo headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The raid was carried out using 12 twin-engined De Havilland Mosquito bomber aircraft on 31 December 1944. The RAF attacked the Gestapo headquarters, which were housed in buildings on Victoria Terrasse, with 500lb and 1000lb bombs.

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