BREST
65 Wellingtons and 23 Whitleys; smoke-screens prevented accurate bombing of warship targets. 1 Whitley lost.
LORIENT
25 Hampdens and 22 Wellingtons; hits were claimed on the U-boat base in perfect visibility. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 4 aircraft to Cherbourg, 2 each to Cologne and Dortmund, 1 each to DÜSSELDORF and Hamborn, 5 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 2 O.T.U. sorties. The 2 Hampdens sent to Dortmund were lost.
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14 Blenheims on coastal sweeps off the Frisians and Holland, 3 Stirlings, escorted by fighters, to Lille and Abbeville. No losses.
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MNSTER
65 Wellingtons and 29 Whitleys; 1 Whitley lost. Crews reported a successful raid in good visibility and only light defences from this target, which had not been attacked for 5 months. Mnster reports 21 people killed but no other details.
OSNABRCK
39 Hampdens; good bombing reported. 3 aircraft were lost.
BIELEFELD
33 Wellingtons; good bombing reported, including the gasworks, believed to have blown up. No aircraft losses.
Minor Operations: 13 Halifaxes and 3 Stirlings to Magdeburg, 14 Wellingtons to Rotterdam, 7 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 5 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 208 sorties, 3 aircraft (1.4 percent) lost.
