BREST
97 aircraft - 54 Wellingtons, 21 Hampdens, 21 Whitleys, 1 Stirling. No aircraft lost. Direct hits were reported on the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau but these are not confirmed.
Minor Operations: 10 Wellingtons to Le Havre, 9 Blenheims to Antwerp and Rotterdam. No losses.
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11 Blenheims on operations off the French coast. Ships were bombed but there were no hits. 1 Stirling to Bremen turned back. No losses.
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MANNHEIM
141 aircraft - 70 Wellingtons, 33 Hampdens, 30 Whitleys, 4 Manchesters, 4 Stirlings. No losses. There was 10/10ths cloud all the way to the target and this hampered navigation but 121 aircraft claimed to have bombed in the target area.
A very detailed report from Mannheim lists the results of the raid. Approximately 25 bomb loads hit the city. 1 house and a barn were destroyed, 4 houses were badly damaged and 199 lightly damaged (mostly broken windows and roof tiles). There were 19 small fires. 1 electricity pylon collapsed; 1 water main was broken. Casualties: 4 people killed. Farm animals: 50 rabbits and chickens killed. Effect on industrial production: nil.
Minor Operations: 5 aircraft to Boulogne, 4 to Cherbourg, 4 Hampdens minelaying in Frisians. No losses.
