RAILWAYS
221 aircraft - 111 Lancasters, 100 Halifaxes, io Mosquitoes - of 1, 4 and 8 Groups attacked railway yards at Laon and Rheims. 4 Halifaxes lost from the Laon raid and 4 Lancasters from the Rheims raid. The bombing at both targets was successful.
Minor Operations: 29 Mosquitoes to Hamburg and 8 to Rouen, 15 R.C.M. sorties, 35 Mosquito patrols, 6 Halifaxes and 4 Stirlings minelaying off French ports. No aircraft lost.
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2 Mosquitoes on uneventful Ranger patrols.
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FLYING-BOMB SITES
412 aircraft - 226 Lancasters, 164 Halifaxes, 22 Mosquitoes - of 3, 4, 6 and 8 Groups attacked 4 flying-bomb sites, which were all hit. 5 Lancasters lost.
RAILWAYS
203 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitoes of 1 and 5 Groups attacked railway yards at Limoges and Saintes. Both targets were bombed with great accuracy. 2 Lancasters of 1 Group were lost from the Saintes raid.
Minor Operations: 32 Mosquitoes to Bremen and 10 to a railway junction at Boves near Amiens, 14 R.C.M. sorties, 27 Mosquito patrols, 12 aircraft minelaying off French ports. 1 Stirling lost from the minelaying force.
Total effort for the night: 714 sorties, 8 aircraft (1.1 percent) lost.
