MINOR OPERATIONS
106 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 8 to Oranienburg airfield and 4 to Lechfeld airfield, 27 R.C.M. sorties, 19 Mosquito patrols. 1 Mosquito of 100 Group lost.
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Swinemnde
18 Lancasters of 617 Squadron flew to Swinemnde to attack the pocket battleship Ltzow. The force flew through intense Flak; 1 Lancaster was shot down (617 Squadron's last loss of the war) and all but 2 aircraft were damaged. 15 aircraft managed to bomb the target with Tallboys or with 1,000-pounders. The effects of one near miss with a Tallboy tore a large hole in the bottom of the Ltzow and she sank in shallow water at her moorings.
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PILSEN
222 Lancasters and 11 Mosquitoes of 5 Group carried out an accurate attack on the railway yards. 1 Lancaster crashed in France.
SCHWANDORF
167 Lancasters and 8 Mosquitoes of 6 and 8 Groups attacked the railway yards, causing severe damage. 1 Lancaster lost.
Minor Operations: 19 Halifaxes of 6 Group and 4 Pathfinder Mosquitoes to Gablingen airfield, 64 Mosquitoes to Berlin and 23 to Munich, 57 R.C.M. sorties, 35 Mosquito patrols. 2 Halifaxes and 1 Fortress of 100 Group were lost.
Total effort for the night: 610 sorties, 5 aircraft (0.8 percent) lost.
