ST-NAZAIRE
357 aircraft - 189 Lancasters, 99 Halifaxes, 63 Stirlings, 6 Mosquitoes. 1 Lancaster lost.
3 Group sent out a recall order to its Stirlings and only 8 carried on to bomb the target. Accurate marking led to a concentrated attack by 283 aircraft on the port area of St-Nazaire.
6 Wellingtons laid mines off Texel without loss.
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15 Mosquitoes to railway-engine works at Nantes. Direct hits were scored and no aircraft were lost.
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MINOR OPERATIONS
45 aircraft laid mines in the Frisian Islands and south of Texel, 21 O.T.U. aircraft dropped leaflets over French towns. 2 Wellingtons lost, one each from the minelaying and O.T.U. forces.
