BHLEN
224 Lancasters and 11 Mosquitoes of 5 Group attacked the synthetic-oil plant. This accurate attack put the plant out of action and it was still inactive when captured by American troops several weeks later. 9 Lancasters lost.
HEMMINGSTEDT
166 Lancasters of 1, 6 and 8 Groups carried out an equally effective attack upon the oil refinery at this target. 1 Lancaster lost.
SUPPORT AND MINOR OPERATIONS
70 training aircraft on a diversionary sweep over France, 12 Lancasters in a feint raid on Halle, 38 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 27 to Bremen and 16 to Kassel, 47 R.C.M. sorties, 55 Mosquito patrols, 9 Lancasters minelaying off Heligoland. 3 aircraft lost - 1 Lancaster from the Halle raid and 1 Fortress and 1 Liberator R.C.M. aircraft.
Total effort for the night: 675 sorties, 13 aircraft (1.9 percent) lost.
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RHEINE
178 aircraft - 150 Halifaxes, 16 Lancasters, 12 Mosquitoes - of 4, 6 and 8 Groups carried out an accurate attack upon the railway yards and the surrounding town area. 1 Lancaster lost.
MNSTER
160 Lancasters of 3 Group attacked the railway yards and a nearby railway viaduct. 3 Lancasters lost. The only information available from Mnster is that 17 people were killed.
BREMEN
133 Lancasters and 6 Mosquitoes of 1 and 8 Groups attacked the Deutsche Vacuum oil refinery. This appeared to be an accurate raid in clear weather conditions. No aircraft lost.
20 Lancasters of 617 Squadron attacked the Arbergen railway bridge just outside Bremen. 2 piers of the bridge were destroyed. 1 Lancaster lost.
Total effort of the day: 497 sorties, 5 aircraft (1.0 percent) lost.
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HAMBURG
151 Lancasters and 8 Mosquitoes of 5 Group. 4 Lancasters lost.
The target for this raid was the Deutsche Erdlwerke refinery. The attack was accurate; 20 storage tanks were destroyed and the plant was still out of action at the end of the war. Some bombs fell in the nearby Wilhelmsburg district, where 31 Germans were killed and at least 100 foreign workers died when their camp was hit.
BOCHUM
131 Lancasters and 12 Mosquitoes of 1 and 8 Groups carried out an accurate attack on the benzol plant. 1 Lancaster lost.
Minor Operations: 142 Mosquitoes in 2 attacks on Berlin (with some aircraft making 2 sorties), 3 Mosquitoes to Bremen, 26 R.C.M. sorties, 56 Mosquito patrols, 7 Mosquitoes of 5 Group minelaying in Jade Bay and the River Weser. 1 Mosquito from the Berlin raid and 1 R.C.M. Fortress lost.
Total effort for the night: 536 sorties, 7 aircraft (1.3 percent) lost.
