LE HAVRE
34 Wellingtons and 22 Hampdens. Successful bombing was claimed. 1 Wellington lost.
HANAU, LOHR
35 Wellingtons and 14 Hampdens to carry out low-level attacks on railway targets, a new experiment which proved to be too costly. 22 aircraft reported that they had carried out this task but 12 Wellingtons - 34.3 percent of the Wellingtons dispatched - and 1 Hampden were lost. 57 Squadron, based at Feltwell, a squadron which was often unlucky, lost 5 of the 12 Wellingtons it sent on this raid and 214 Squadron, from Stradishall, lost 7 of its 14 Wellingtons.
PARIS/POISSY
24 Whitleys and 17 Wellingtons to attack the Ford motor factory. Crews claimed accurate bombing but this was not confirmed by a later photographic flight. 1 Wellington lost.
Minor Operations: 3 Blenheim Intruder flights to Holland turned back, 15 aircraft minelaying off Lorient and in the mouth of the River Gironde, 5 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses. This was the first night of minelaying by Wellingtons of 3 Group.
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PARIS/POISSY
40 Wellingtons and 10 Stirlings carried out successful bombing of the motor factory. 1 Wellington lost.
LE HAVRE
49 aircraft; crews claimed accurate bombing of harbour targets. No losses.
23 Hampdens and 7 Wellingtons minelaying in Quiberon Bay. 1 Hampden and 1 Wellington lost.
