History’s skies lit up on the night of March 3–4, 1945, when the Luftwaffe launched one of its last major operations of World War II. Known as Operation Gisela, this bold attack targeted RAF bomber bases across England, sending German night-fighters deep into British airspace in a desperate final attempt to disrupt Allied bombing campaigns. As dozens of German Ju 88 night-fighters crossed the North Sea at low altitude—some flying just feet above the waves—they aimed to ambush returning RAF bombe