The story
NUREMBERG
653 aircraft - 318 Lancasters, 216 Halifaxes, 119 Stirlings. 16 aircraft - 7 Halifaxes, 6 Lancasters, 3 Stirlings - lost, 2.5 percent of the force.
The Pathfinders attempted to ground-mark the city and, although their markers were mostly obscured by cloud, a useful attack developed in the central and southern parts of Nuremberg. The Lorenzkirche, the largest of the city's old churches, was badly damaged and about 50 of the houses in the preserved Altstadt were destroyed. There was a large 'fire area' in the Whrd district. Serious property damage - both housing and industrial - was caused and 577 people were killed.
Minor Operations: 9 Mosquitoes to the Ruhr, 18 Wellingtons minelaying off Texel and in the Frisians. No losses.
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MINOR OPERATIONS
8 Mosquitoes to Cologne and Duisburg, 23 Wellingtons minelaying off Brest, Lorient and St-Nazaire, 19 O.T.U. sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer was lost and 1 O.T.U. Wellington came down in the sea.
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