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.
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21 Blenheims on coastal sweeps; 2 lost. 9 Stirlings, escorted by fighters, to Le Trait shipyards and Lille without loss.
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BREST
88 Hampdens and 21 Wellingtons; smoke-screens concealed the warships. 1 Hampden and 1 Wellington lost.
MNSTER
47 Wellingtons; 2 lost. Crews claimed many fires in the target area but Mnster reports only 30 incendiary bombs in the town and no casualties.
DORTMUND
31 Whitleys and 15 Wellingtons. 2 Whitleys lost. Haze was present over the target but fires were claimed.
Minor Operations: 5 Wellingtons to Rotterdam and 2 to Emden, 6 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 215 sorties, 6 aircraft (2.8 percent) lost.
