Oslo Mosquito Raid (1942)

The other three crews consisted of: In order to shorten the mission distance, the four aircraft were flown to RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland, where they were refuelled and loaded with four delayed action 500-pound (230 kg) bombs each.

The bombers crossed the North Sea at heights of less than 100 ft (30 m) to avoid interception by enemy aircraft and navigated by dead reckoning.

[3] Squadron Leader Parry and Flying Officer Robson Aircraft like the previous two aircraft also managed to successfully attack the target from 100ft, before being engaged by two Fw 190 over the target, they managed to evade and observed direct hits on the main building before flying back and landing at RAF Sumburgh.

The Mosquito bomber was featured in The Times on 28 September, and the next day the newspaper published two captioned photographs illustrating the Oslo bomb strikes and damage.

[4][5] Victoria Terrasse also remained in operation after the attack leading to another bombing raid on the 31 of December 1944 which also failed to destroy the building.