GTINGEN
35 Mosquitoes of 8 Group attacked Gttingen with the intention of hitting the railway workshops. The raid was carried out from medium altitude - 4,000 to 10,000 ft - but the marker aircraft experienced difficulties in locating the target and the bombing was scattered. 1 Mosquito lost.
This may have been an experimental raid, to try out the 8 Group Mosquitoes in a precision bombing role, but this type of operation was not repeated.
8 Halifaxes of 6 Group laid mines off French ports without loss.
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MIMOYECQUES
104 Halifaxes of 4 Group with 5 Mosquitoes and 2 Lancasters of the Pathfinders attacked the V-weapon site without loss. Bombing conditions were good and two large explosions were seen on the ground.
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FLYING-BOMB SITES
721 aircraft - 477 Lancasters, 207 Halifaxes, 37 Mosquitoes - attacked 6 sites. All raids were believed to have been successful. 3 Lancasters lost.
RAILWAYS
214 Lancasters and 9 Mosquitoes of 1, 5 and 8 Groups attacked Vaires and Vitry railway yards. The 8 Group raid on Vaires was particularly accurate; the Vitry yards were hit only at the western end. 4 Lancasters lost, 2 from each raid.
Minor Operations: 22 R.C.M. sorties, 61 Mosquito patrols, 8 Halifaxes minelaying off Biscay ports, 14 Halifaxes on Resistance operations. 2 Mosquitoes were lost but other Mosquitoes claimed 6 German night fighters destroyed.
Total effort for the night: 1,049 sorties, 9 aircraft (0.9 percent) lost.
