AviationKenneth WebbApril 16, 2025Skoda Works, Plzen, Mannheim, Main Force, Diversionary Force, 16-17 April 1943, Halifax Mk V, DK165 MP-E, Webb CrewComment

RAF 9 Operation Frothblower ~ Plzen 16-17 April 1943

"The Price ~ the Ultimate Sacrifice"

This phrase encapsulates RAF 9’s focus on the courage, loss, and sacrifice of RAF crews during Operation Frothblower’s raid on the Škoda Works at Plzeň in April 1943.

AviationKenneth WebbApril 16, 2025Skoda Works, Plzen, Mannheim, Main Force, Diversionary Force, 16-17 April 1943, Halifax Mk V, DK165 MP-E, Webb CrewComment

RAF 9 Operation Frothblower ~ Plzen 16-17 April 1943

ReviewsKenneth WebbMarch 20, 2025Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris, Skoda Works, FS William Waller Dawson, Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax, DK165 MP-E, W4317 QR-R, 61 Squadron, 76 Squadron

"A Shaky Do" ~ The Plzen Raid 16-17 April 1943 by Peter Wilson Cunliffe (2025 Edition)

ReviewsKenneth WebbMarch 20, 2025Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris, Skoda Works, FS William Waller Dawson, Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax, DK165 MP-E, W4317 QR-R, 61 Squadron, 76 Squadron

Poetry, AviationKenneth WebbOctober 23, 2022DK165 MP-E, PB402 LQ-M

Raid on Plzeň 1943 ~ The Skoda Works ~ A Poem

A Handley Page Halifax of 35 Sqdn RAF 1941 - Image Courtesy R Stead via Pinterest

Poetry, AviationKenneth WebbOctober 23, 2022DK165 MP-E, PB402 LQ-M

Raid on Plzeň 1943 ~ The Skoda Works ~ A Poem