MINELAYING
36 aircraft were sent to a wide extent of coast from the southern Biscay to the Frisians. This appears to be the first night on which aircraft of 4 Group joined in the minelaying campaign.
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6 Mosquitoes carried out daylight Intruder patrols over Holland and just over the German frontier. 1 Mosquito lost.
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TURIN
133 aircraft of 5 Group and the Pathfinder Force - 108 Lancasters, 9 Halifaxes, 9 Wellingtons, 7 Stirlings; 1 Lancaster lost.
The Pathfinders illuminated the target well and bombing was very accurate. Residential and industrial areas were both extensively damaged. Turin reports 212 dead and 111 injured; this was the largest number of dead in all of the 1942 raids on this city, even though much larger forces of bombers were dispatched on 3 other raids. Fires from this raid were still burning the following night.
MINELAYING
80 aircraft of 1, 3 and 4 Groups to the German and Danish coasts; 5 aircraft - 3 Stirlings. 1 Halifax. 1 Lancaster - lost.
Total effort for the night: 213 sorties, 6 aircraft (2.8 percent) lost.
