EMDEN
80 Wellingtons and 20 Hampdens; only 55 aircraft bombed in cloudy conditions. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden lost. No report is available from Emden.
Ostend
16 Wellingtons and 2 Stirlings; only 7 aircraft bombed. No losses.
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DÜSSELDORF
86 aircraft - 41 Wellingtons, 34 Hampdens, 6 Manchesters, 5 Stirlings. 1 Hampden and 1 Wellington lost.
52 aircraft claimed to have bombed the target and started large fires in the railway yards. DÜSSELDORF reports only 2 high-explosive bombs and 200 incendiaries, fire and damage at a water-purification plant, light damage to housing, no casualties.
Cologne reports bombs and damage to 119 properties, with 4 people killed and 15 injured.
Minor Operations: 6 Wellingtons and 1 Stirling to Ostend, 5 Hampdens minelaying off Wilhelmshaven. No losses.
