Heligoland And How To Get Rid Of 6700 Tons Of Mines, Torpedoes and Artillery Shells All At Once!

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Bombing and mining of Heligoland during World War II
Date/Target Result
11 March – 24 August 1944 No. 466 Squadron RAAF laid mines.[23]
18 April 1944 No. 466 Squadron RAAF conducted bombing operations.[23]
29 August 1944 Mission 584: 11 B-17 Flying Fortresses and 34 B-24 Liberators bomb Heligoland Island; 3 B-24s are damaged. Escort is provided by 169 P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs; 7 P-51s are damaged.[24]
3 September 1944 Operation Aphrodite B-17 63954 attempt on U-boat pens[25] failed when US Navy controller flew aircraft into Düne Island by mistake.
11 September 1944 Operation Aphrodite B-17 30180 attempt on U-boat pens[25] hit by enemy flak and crashed into sea.
29–30 September 1944 15 Lancasters conducted minelaying in the Kattegat and off Heligoland. No aircraft lost.[26]
5–6 October 1944 10 Halifaxes conducted minelaying off Heligoland. No aircraft lost.[26]
15 October 1944 Operation Aphrodite B-17 30039 *Liberty Belle* and B-17 37743 attempt on U-boat pens[27] destroyed many of the buildings of the Unterland.
26–27 October 1944 10 Lancasters of No 1 Group conducted minelaying off Heligoland. 1 Lancaster minelayer lost.[26] and the islands were evacuated the following night.
22–23 November 1944 17 Lancasters conducted minelaying off Heligoland and in the mouth of the River Elbe without loss.[26]
23 November 1944 4 Mosquitoes conducted Ranger patrols in the Heligoland area. No aircraft lost.[26]
31 December 1944 On Eighth Air Force Mission 772, 1 B-17 bombed Heligoland island.[28]
4–5 February 1945 15 Lancasters and 12 Halifaxes minelaying off Heligoland and in the River Elbe. No minelaying aircraft lost.[26]
16–17 March 1945 12 Halifaxes and 12 Lancasters minelaying in the Kattegat and off Heligoland. No aircraft lost.[29]
18 April 1945 969 aircraft: 617 Lancasters, 332 Halifaxes, 20 Mosquitoes bombed the Naval base, airfield, & village into crater-pitted moonscapes. 3 Halifaxes were lost. The islands were evacuated the following day.[30]
19 April 1945 36 Lancasters of 9 and 617 Squadrons attacked coastal battery positions with Tallboy bombs for no losses.[30]