20 Wellingtons and 5 Stirlings minelaying off Texel and in the Frisians. 1 Stirling and 1 Wellington lost.
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3 Mosquitoes; 2 aircraft attacked a chemical works at Sluiskil and an oil depot at Ghent. No aircraft lost.
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3 small raids were initiated in difficult weather conditions and without Pathfinders.
WISMAR
78 Lancasters of 5 Group. Bombing was scattered. 2 aircraft lost.
FLENSBURG
27 Halifaxes of 4 Group. Good bombing results were claimed by 12 crews but 12 aircraft were lost, nearly half of the force.
LBECK
25 Stirlings of 3 Group. Bombing was scattered. 3 aircraft lost.
Total effort for the night: 130 sorties, 17 aircraft (13.0 percent) lost.
