January 1943-1945 A.D. RCAF Bomber
Squadrons Hit German Targets—9980 Canadian Airmen Killed
1943-1945
Canada’s largest air
force commitment overseas was to Britain’s Bomber Command.
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The Allied strategic bomber offensive was meant
to destroy Germany’s ability to wage war. Therefore, most targets were cities
with military and industrial facilities. Canada’s contribution to this
campaign was an extremely powerful aerial striking force. Organized in
January 1943 as No. 6 (R.C.A.F.) Group of Bomber Command, it eventually
included nearly 300 four-engined Halifax or Lancaster heavy bombers, each
carrying several tons of bombs. At first, No. 6 Group suffered heavy losses
but better equipment, training, and tactics improved the situation. Some 9980
Canadian airmen were killed during Bomber Command operations.
Historians have hotly debated the morality and
effectiveness of strategic bombing.
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 DND-PL- 30780 |
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