WILHELMSHAVEN
31 Wellingtons and 19 Hampdens to bomb the floating dock which the Germans might be using to repair the Scharnhorst or Gneisenau. The area was cloud-covered and bombs were mostly released on the estimated position of Wilhelmshaven. The local diary has no entry for this night.
Minor Operations: 7 aircraft to Emden, 5 to Ostend, 5 Manchesters minelaying off Wilhelmshaven, 2 Hampdens on leaflet flights to France.
There were no aircraft losses from the operations of this night.
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23 Hampdens minelaying off Wilhelmshaven and Heligoland. 1 aircraft lost.
