297 B-17s dispatched to hit the primary hit secondaries, Harburg (179) and Rhenania oil refineries (106) at Hamburg; cloud cover limited accuracy, devastation of Harburg city[57][58] 30 October 1944 oil refineries Mission 693: 357 B-24s are dispatched to hit the Harburg oil refinery (72) and Rhenania oil refinery (67) at Hamburg, 28 bomb Hamburg targets of opportunity.[57] 4 November 1944 oil refinery Mission 700: 257 B-17s are dispatched to hit the Harburg oil plant at Hamburg (238), 186 of 193 B-17s hit the Rhenania oil plant at Hamburg.[59] 5 November 1944 ordnance depots US Ninth (Tactical) Air Force: send 160 B-26s and A-20s to attack ammunition, ordnance, and supply depots in Hamburg.[59] 6 November 1944 oil refineries Mission 704: 291 B-17s are dispatched to hit the Harburg (142) and Rhenania (138) oil refineries at Hamburg.[59] night of 11/12 November 1944 oil refineries 237 Lancasters and 8 Mosquitoes of No 5 Group are dispatched to hit the Rhenania-Ossag oil refinery Harburg, which had been attacked several times by American day bombers.[60] 21 November 1944 oil refineries Mission 720: 366 B-24s are sent to hit the Dpag (178) and Rhenania (171) oil plants at Hamburg.(cloud cover limited accuracy, devastigation of Harburg city)[59][61] night of 30/1 December 1944 diversionary raid 53 Mosquitoes.[62] night of 11/12 December 1944 28 Mosquitoes.[62] night of 27/28 December 1944 nuisance raid 7 Mosquitoes hit Hamburg-Wandsbek and -Barmbek at 3 am.[62][63] 31 December 1944 Blohm & Voss Mission 772: 526 B-17s are dispatched to hit oil industry targets at Hamburg (68), the Wilhelmsburg refinery at Harburg (92), the Grassbrook refinery at Hamburg (71) and the industrial area at Hamburg (72).[64] night of 16/17 January 1945 diversionary nuisance raid 9 Mosquitoes.[65] 24 February 1945 Blohm & Voss The 384 BG bombed the Hamburg submarine yards.[citation needed] 24 February 1945 oil refineries Mission 845: 362 B-17s are sent to hit the Albrecht 278 and Harburg 70 oil refineries at Hamburg.[66] 5 March 1945 oil refinery Mission 865: 120 of 126 B-24s hit the Harburg oil refinery at Hamburg without loss.[67] 8/9 March 1945 Blohm & Voss 312 aircraft, including those of the No. 466 Squadron RAAF, bombed Blohm & Voss to destroy the type XXI U-boats (cloud cover limited accuracy).[68] 10 March 1945 Blohm & Voss The No. 466 Squadron RAAF bombed Blohm & Voss.[68] 11 March 1945 oil refinery Mission 881: 469 of 485 B-17s bomb the Wilhelmsburg oil refinery at Hamburg; one other hits a target of opportunity; one B-17 is lost and 41 damaged; 3 airmen are wounded and 10 are missing in action.[67] 20 March 1945 shipyards, docs and oil installations Mission 898: 451 bombers and 355 fighters are dispatched to bomb the shipyard and dock area at Hamburg and an oil refinery.