Augsburg raid
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The Augsburg Raid, also referred to as Operation Margin, was an attack by the Royal Air Force on the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg U-boat engine plant in Augsburg during the daylight hours of 17 A
Nettleton over England on his final practice run for the Augsburg raid
A Lancaster over Waddington airfield at the end of a practice mission
97 Squadron Lancasters over the English countryside on their way to a mock target in Scotland
Nettleton and crew sit for a portrait after surviving the Augsburg raid. Nettleton is seated, second from left.
No. 44 Squadron RAF
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Number 44 Squadron was an aviation unit of the Royal Air Force. It was active between 1917 and 1982. For most of its history it served as a heavy bomber squadron.
Augsburg raid
…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. The speed of the Lancaster and its large bombload capacity gave reason…
No. 44 Sqn Avro Lancaster B.I in flight, 29 September 1942
Avro Vulcan B.2 XM647 of No. 44 Squadron at RAF Greenham Common, 1980.
A memorial plaque in All Saints Church, Great Steeping, to the members of 44 Squadron who flew from RAF Spilsby