DÜSSELDORF
992 aircraft - 561 Lancasters, 400 Halifaxes, 31 Mosquitoes. 11 Halifaxes and 8 Lancasters were lost, 4 of the losses being crashes behind Allied lines in France and Belgium.
This heavy attack fell mainly on the northern half of DÜSSELDORF. More than 5,000 houses were destroyed or badly damaged. 7 industrial premises were destroyed and 18 were seriously damaged, including some important steel firms. At least 678 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured.
This was the last major Bomber Command raid of the war on DÜSSELDORF.
Minor Operations: 42 Mosquitoes to Osnabrck and 9 to Hallendorf (only 1 aircraft reached this target), 37 R.C.M. sorties, 51 Mosquito patrols. No aircraft lost.
Total effort for the night: 1,131 sorties, 19 aircraft (1.7 percent) lost.
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1 Wellington flew an R.C.M. sortie and returned safely.
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MOSQUITO OPERATIONS
55 Mosquitoes to Berlin and 9 to Herford but only 3 aircraft reached Herford. No aircraft lost.
