FLYING-BOMB SITES
234 aircraft - 162 Halifaxes, 58 Lancasters, 14 Mosquitoes - carried out accurate attacks in the Bois-des-Jardins launching site and the Nucourt supply dump. 1 Halifax lost.
RAILWAYS
222 Lancasters and 7 Mosquitoes attacked railway yards at Chlons-sur-Marne and Nevers. Both raids were successful. 3 aircraft lost, 2 Lancasters from the Nevers raid and 1 Lancaster from Chlons.
SUPPORT AND MINOR OPERATIONS
162 aircraft from 7 different groups on a diversionary sweep over the North Sea, 36 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 25 R.C.M. sorties, 45 Mosquito patrols, 6 Lancasters minelaying off Denmark, 11 aircraft on Resistance operations. 1 minelaying Lancaster lost.
Total effort for the night: 748 sorties, 5 aircraft (0.7 percent) lost.
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ST-PHILIBERT-FERME
30 Lancasters and 3 Mosquitoes of 8 Group bombed the flying-bomb launching site through thick cloud. No aircraft lost.
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HOMBERG
38 Mosquitoes attacked the synthetic-oil plant without loss.
Minor Operations: 4 Stirlings minelaying off Brest, 5 O.T.U. sorties, 8 Mosquitoes on flying-bomb patrols. No aircraft lost.
