http://www.6bombergroup.ca/March45/Mar3145.htm
100 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 425, 426, and 432 squadrons were joined by 100 Lancasters from 419, 424, 427, 428, 429, 431, 433, and 434 on an attack at the Blohm & Voss shipyards at Hamburg. The crews were over the target at between 17,000 and 19,500 feet, releasing 1,908,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the target was cloud covered but extensive damage was caused in the industrial area of Hamburg. The 6 group was in the last wave of the attack and were attacked by many ME-262s. 8 crews failed to return, mostly due to attacks by these aircraft.
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F/O L. Dumais from 425 squadron was hit by flak, not serious. The crew seen one bomber shot down by rockets from an ME-262.
F/Lt C. Lesense, RCAF, and crew flying Halifax III MZ-418, coded KW-C, failed to return from this operation.
Sgt J. Tame, RAF–POW
F/Sgt J. Hilliard, RCAF–POW
F/O W. Cable, RCAF–POW
P/O R. Pigeon, RCAF–POW
W/O2 R. Trudeau, RCAF–POW
F/Sgt F. King, RCAF–POW
The pilot was killed and rest were POWs.
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Hambourg fut la cinquième des huit opérations du bomb aimer Pierre-Émilien St-Hilaire.
Le Pilot Officer G. Turcotte est toujours aux commandes du KW-Z. Le décollage se fait 0657 soit 6 heures 18 minutes du matin du 25 mars. Le vol durera 5 heures 50 minutes.
L’équipage revient à la base sain et sauf, mais pas celui de Charles Lesense.
https://www.bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/s,charleslesesne.html
RCAF 425 Alouettes III 