On 25 April 1945, the Pathfinders, part of a force of 359 Lancasters and 16 Mosquitoes, attacked Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps, a command centre and the favourite resort of Nazi grandees including Hitler, whose Eagle’s Nest redoubt was targeted.
635 Squadron played a major part in this raid, sending 16 aircraft amongst whom was the Master Bomber crew of Wing Commander J W Fordham. This was in addition to the 4 aircraft which the squadron sent on the Wangerooge operation of the same day.
See also, Horace Bennett with the CO of 635 Squadron: 635 Squadron – Tubby Baker
