GERMANY, DUNKIRK
24 Whitleys and 6 Hampdens attacked oil and communications targets at many places between Hamburg and Frankfurt. 16 Wellingtons attacked positions near Dunkirk. No losses.
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DUNKIRK
18 Blenheims bombed, no losses.
This day saw the end of the evacuation from Dunkirk. 2 Group's Blenheims had flown on all but 3 days - days when weather conditions had been bad - since the opening of the German offensive; they had also flown 1 night operation. A total of 956 sorties had been flown and 57 aircraft lost. This was a loss rate of 6.3 percent, or the equivalent of 4 complete squadrons from the 9 squadrons in 2 Group which were operational during most of this period.
The Blenheims were given 1 day's rest before resuming operations, this time in support of the French Army and the few remaining British units further south in France.
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COMMUNICATIONS, INDUSTRY
The night squadrons continued operations with their largest effort to date. 142 aircraft - 48 Hampdens, 48 Whitleys, 46 Wellingtons - attacked many targets from Hamburg to Frankfurt; a few of the Wellingtons made a last attack on German positions near Dunkirk. 1 Hampden was lost and another crashed into a barrage-balloon cable at Felixstowe when returning to England.
