NUREMBERG
337 aircraft - 169 Lancasters, 104 Halifaxes, 64 Stirlings. 9 aircraft - 6 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax - lost, 2.7 percent of the force.
Weather conditions were poor and the Pathfinders were late with their marking. Nuremberg's report shows that the bombing fell on the northern edges of Nuremberg and on the neighbouring town of Frth and in the countryside up to 12 km further north. However, more than 300 buildings were damaged in Nuremberg, including a historic military chapel which was burnt out. 12 civilians, 1 soldier on leave and 1 prisoner of war were killed in Nuremberg; 26 people were killed in Frth and there may have been further casualties in the villages to the north.
Minor Operations: 6 Mosquitoes to the Ruhr (13 people were killed in Cologne), 54 aircraft minelaying off Brittany and in the Frisians, 20 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 417 sorties, 9 aircraft (2.2 percent) lost.
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DUNKIRK
60 Venturas. 33 aircraft bombed; none lost.
RENNES
20 Mosquitoes were sent to attack a naval stores depot. 17 aircraft bombed and an ammunition dump was seen to explode. 3 Mosquitoes were lost including 2 which collided.
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COLOGNE
427 aircraft - 145 Lancasters, 126 Wellingtons, 106 Halifaxes, 46 Stirlings, 4 Mosquitoes. 10 aircraft - 4 Wellingtons, 3 Lancasters, 2 Halifaxes, 1 Stirling - lost, 2.3 percent of the force.
Most of the bombs from this large raid fell to the south-west of Cologne. Figures from Cologne itself suggest that only a quarter of the force hit the city. An increasingly familiar list of destroyed and damaged buildings was provided - much housing, minor industry, churches, historic buildings, public utilities and offices. The worst incident was when 40 to 50 people were trapped in several blocks of flats hit by a 4,000-lb bomb in the Einhardstrasse. The wreckage began to burn before the rescue workers could free the trapped people and most of them died. The total casualty list in Cologne was 109 people dead, more than 150 injured and 6,322 bombed out.
Minor Operations: 2 Mosquitoes to Aachen, 21 aircraft minelaying in the Frisians, 4 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 454 sorties, 10 aircraft (2.2 percent) lost.
