HAMBURG
173 aircraft - 134 Wellingtons, 23 Stirlings, 11 Halifaxes, 5 Manchesters. 7 Wellingtons and 1 Manchester lost.
107 crews claimed to have bombed the target but the German estimate was that no more than 50 aircraft had attacked Hamburg. There were 75 fires in Hamburg - 33 classed as large - 23 people were killed and 66 injured. The largest fire was in the warehouse of a drinks manufacturer. 60,000 bottles of alcohol were lost, mainly because the heat of the fire forced the corks out of the bottles.
Minor Operations: 22 Whitleys to St-Nazaire, 4 aircraft to Le Havre, 6 Blenheim Intruders to Holland, 9 aircraft minelaying off Heligoland. 1 Intruder and 1 minelaying Manchester lost.
Total effort for the night: 214 sorties, 10 aircraft (47 percent) lost.
