VIERZON
118 Lancasters of 1 Group attacked railway yards at this small town south of Orlans and bombed with great accuracy, a success for 1 Group's own marking flight. 14 Lancasters were lost, nearly 12 percent of the force.
Minor Operations: 40 Mosquitoes to Homberg oil plant, 6 R.C.M. sorties, 29 Mosquitoes on fighter patrols, 6 Stirlings minelaying in the River Scheldt. 1 Mosquito lost from the Homberg raid.
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FLYING-BOMB SITES
307 Halifaxes of 4 and 6 Groups with 15 Mosquitoes and 6 Lancasters of the Pathfinders attacked 2 launching sites and a stores site. All targets were completely or almost completely cloud-covered; bombing was on Oboe markers and no results could be seen. 1 Halifax of 4 Group was lost from the raid on the St-Martin-l'Hortier site.
2 Mosquitoes carried out uneventful Ranger patrols to airfields in Northern Holland.
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Minor Operations
6 Mosquitoes to Scholven/Buer and 4 to Homberg - both targets were oil plants - 6 Lancasters minelaying off Horn's Reef, 2 Mosquitoes on flying-bomb patrols. No aircraft lost.
