Minor Operations
2 Mosquitoes to Bochum and Hamborn, 12 Stirlings minelaying in southern Biscay. No aircraft lost.
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26 Mosquitoes to Tours railway yards, 12 Venturas sent to Dunkirk did not reach their target. 1 Mosquito lost.
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WILHELMSHAVEN
195 aircraft - 127 Lancasters, 59 Halifaxes, 9 Stirlings. 4 Lancasters lost, 20 percent of the force.
The Pathfinders claimed accurate marking in clear visibility but bombing photographs showed that most of the attack fell in open country west of the target. Wilhelmshaven's report says that the bombs which did fall in the town killed 5 people and injured 47 and caused damage to a variety of buildings including 'Heine's Hotel'.
MINELAYING
89 aircraft carried out widespread minelaying operations from St-Nazaire to the Frisians. 2 Halifaxes lost.
9 O.T.U. aircraft on leaflet flights. 1 Wellington lost.
Total effort for the night: 293 sorties, 7 aircraft (2.4 percent) lost.
