SOEST
91 Hampdens to the railway yards but visibility was poor and only 42 aircraft bombed the primary target. 2 aircraft lost.
SCHWERTE
80 Whitleys and 4 Wellingtons to railway yards but ground haze was encountered and only 41 aircraft bombed the primary target. 3 Whitleys lost.
HAMM
82 Wellingtons to attack the railway yards claimed good bombing results. No losses. Hamm reports that 7 bombs fell in the town. 6 exploded but did not cause any serious damage. The seventh bomb blew up later, killing 2 bomb-disposal men, the only fatal casualties of the raid.
OSNABRCK
61 Wellingtons to railway yards claimed good bombing. 1 aircraft lost. Local records describe this as a 'lively attack'.
HLS
11 Halifaxes and 7 Stirlings to the chemical works. Fires were started in the target area. No losses.
Minor Operations: 2 Wellingtons to Rotterdam, 1 Wellington to Emden. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 339 sorties, 6 aircraft (1.8 percent) lost. 4 Wellingtons of 405 (Vancouver) Squadron sent to Schwerte on this night represent the first operational flight by the first of many Canadian squadrons to serve in Bomber Command.
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4 Blenheims to Norway recalled.
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BREST
110 aircraft - 69 Wellingtons, 37 Hampdens, 4 Stirlings - to attack the 3 warships now at Brest but haze and smoke-screens concealed the targets and no hits were scored. No aircraft lost.
SCHWERTE
36 Whitleys and 6 Wellingtons to railway yards which were not located so the town was bombed instead. 1 Whitley lost.
Minor Operations: 5 Wellingtons to Boulogne, 4 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 12 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
