OSNABRCK
192 aircraft - 91 Wellingtons, 42 Lancasters, 40 Stirlings, 19 Halifaxes. 3 Halifaxes and 3 Wellingtons lost.
Visibility was good but the initial flares were dropped over a wide area. Osnabrck's report shows that 206 houses and 1 military building were destroyed and nearly 4,000 other buildings were damaged, mostly lightly. Among industrial buildings hit were a vehicle works, a gas-meter factory, a textile factory and an iron foundry. The Herz Jesu church was hit. Much damage was also caused in the town's dock area where 10 canal barges were damaged. 62 people were killed - 40 civilians, 17 foreign workers, 5 service or air-raid men - and 107 injured.
Minor Operations: 18 aircraft to Le Havre, 13 Blenheim Intruders, 3 aircraft minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.
An important event which occurred on this night was the first effective jamming by the Germans of Gee signals.
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3 Mosquitoes to Germany but only 1 aircraft bombed at Cologne. No losses.
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MINELAYING
52 aircraft to Kiel Bay and the Danish coast. 1 Lancaster and 1 Stirling lost.
