STETTIN
348 Lancasters and 10 Halifaxes in the first large raid on this target since September 1941. The Mosquito diversion at Berlin successfully kept most of the German fighters away from the main force of bombers. 16 aircraft - 14 Lancasters, 2 Halifaxes - lost, 4.5 percent of the force.
The raid on Stettin started accurately and the central districts suffered heavily from fire, but later phases of the bombing drifted to the west. 504 houses and 20 industrial buildings were destroyed and 1,148 houses and 29 industrial buildings were seriously damaged. 8 ships were sunk in the harbour. 244 people were killed and 1,016 were injured.
Minor Operations: 13 Mosquitoes to Berlin and 25 to four other targets, 1 Mosquito R.C.M. sortie, 1 Beaufighter Serrate patrol, 6 Lancasters minelaying off Swinemnde. No losses.
The Beaufighter sortie on this night was the last Serrate flight by this type of aircraft; all later Serrate patrols were carried out by Mosquitoes.
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MINOR OPERATIONS
Mosquitoes: 16 to Duisburg, 2 to Bristillerie and 1 each to Dortmund and Solingen, 57 aircraft minelaying off Biscay ports, 10 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
