DÜSSELDORF
92 Wellingtons and 6 Stirlings; haze prevented accurate bombing. 6 Wellingtons lost.
DUISBURG
80 aircraft - 36 Whitleys, 35 Hampdens, 9 Halifaxes. 8/10ths cloud over target but good bombing reported. 1 Whitley lost.
There are no reports from the two main targets but Cologne reports bombs from aircraft which were either mistaking Cologne for the correct target or using it as an alternative. The main railway station was hit by 7 bombs and much damage was caused. Dock areas, a wagon works and 173 houses were also damaged. 14 people were killed and 36 injured. Because of its position just outside the main defences and industrial haze of the Ruhr, Cologne was always likely to be attacked in this way.
BOULOGNE
24 Wellingtons and 5 Whitleys; 1 of each type lost.
Minor Operations: 2 Wellingtons to Rotterdam, 20 Hampdens minelaying in Kiel Bay and the Frisians, 12 O.T.U. sorties. 1 minelaying Hampden lost.
Total effort for the night: 241 sorties, 10 aircraft (4.1 percent) lost.
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12 Blenheims on coastal sweeps and to Brest. There was insufficient cloud for the Brest raid but other Blenheims attacked and hit a cargo ship off Gravelines. No aircraft lost.
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SOEST
91 Hampdens to the railway yards but visibility was poor and only 42 aircraft bombed the primary target. 2 aircraft lost.
SCHWERTE
80 Whitleys and 4 Wellingtons to railway yards but ground haze was encountered and only 41 aircraft bombed the primary target. 3 Whitleys lost.
HAMM
82 Wellingtons to attack the railway yards claimed good bombing results. No losses. Hamm reports that 7 bombs fell in the town. 6 exploded but did not cause any serious damage. The seventh bomb blew up later, killing 2 bomb-disposal men, the only fatal casualties of the raid.
OSNABRCK
61 Wellingtons to railway yards claimed good bombing. 1 aircraft lost. Local records describe this as a 'lively attack'.
HLS
11 Halifaxes and 7 Stirlings to the chemical works. Fires were started in the target area. No losses.
Minor Operations: 2 Wellingtons to Rotterdam, 1 Wellington to Emden. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 339 sorties, 6 aircraft (1.8 percent) lost. 4 Wellingtons of 405 (Vancouver) Squadron sent to Schwerte on this night represent the first operational flight by the first of many Canadian squadrons to serve in Bomber Command.
