FRENCH PORTS
68 Wellingtons to Brest and 27 aircraft to St-Nazaire. No losses.
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BREST
151 aircraft to Brest. 1 Manchester lost.
Minor Operations: 31 aircraft to Cherbourg, 5 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 2 O.T.U. sorties. 1 Wellington lost on the Cherbourg raid.
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. Because he eventually became Commander-in-Chief of Allied Air Forces in India and South-East Asia, it can hardly be said that Peirse was sacked, but his removal from the leadership of Bomber Command, at that time probably the most prestigious command in the R.A.F., was a judgement by the Air Ministry on Peirse's handling of the recent long period of poor bombing results combined with heavy casualties. In particular, Peirse was held responsible for the decision to send his bombers out on the
