6 Mosquitoes to Solingen and 2 to Essen. No losses.
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FLYING-BOMB SITES
80 aircraft - 57 Stirlings, 12 Mosquitoes, 11 Lancasters - to two sites, one in the Pas de Calais and one at Bristillerie, near Cherbourg. Both targets were attacked effectively and no aircraft were lost.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS: SUPPLIES AND AGENTS FOR RESISTANCE FORCES
Bomber Command's records for this night contain their first mention of this type of operation, although 138 and 161 Squadrons had been carrying out such operations for 2 years under nominal Bomber Command control. 18 Halifaxes and 1 Hudson of 138 and 161 Squadrons made flights on this night and 6 Stirlings from 214 Squadron also operated. No aircraft were lost. The Stirling flights represented a new type of work for the Stirling squadrons, which had recently been relieved from bombing raids to Germany.
This type of flight was always referred to as 'special operations' in wartime records, but the term 'Resistance operations' is preferred here.
Minor Operations: 13 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 3 to Krefeld and 2 to Cologne, 4 R.C.M. sorties, 40 aircraft minelaying off Lorient and Brest, 8 O.T.U. sorties. No aircraft lost.
