38 Hampdens minelaying off Brest. No losses.
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PRINZ EUGEN
52 Wellingtons and 12 Stirlings searched over a wide area of sea for the cruiser Prinz Eugen after her partner ship, the Bismarck, had been sunk in the Atlantic. Nothing was seen.
14 Blenheims on shipping sweeps off Holland and Germany and 9 Blenheims attacked Lannion airfield, claiming German aircraft on the ground destroyed. No losses.
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COLOGNE
46 Whitleys and 18 Wellingtons to city centre but Cologne only records 31 high-explosive bombs and 300 incendiaries in the whole city although these damaged 167 buildings; 11 people were killed and 39 injured. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 24 Wellingtons and Whitleys to Boulogne, 36 Hampdens minelaying off Brest and St-Nazaire. 1 Hampden lost.
