The story
RAILWAYS
432 aircraft - 323 Lancasters, 90 Halifaxes, 19 Mosquitoes - attacked railway targets at Achres, Dreux, Orlans and Versailles. All targets were believed to have been hit but few further details are available. 15 Lancasters and 3 Halifaxes lost.
Minor Operations: 32 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 13 R.C.M. sorties, 7 Serrate and 18 Intruder patrols, 30 aircraft minelaying off France on the flanks of the invasion area. 2 Mosquitoes lost from the Berlin raid.
Total effort for the night: 532 sorties, 20 aircraft (3.8 percent) lost.
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RAILWAYS
329 aircraft - 225 Lancasters, 86 Halifaxes, 18 Mosquitoes - of 1, 3, 4 and 8 Groups attacked railway targets at vreux, Massey-Palaiseau, Nantes and Tours. All of the raids appeared to be successful. 3 Lancasters and 1 Halifax - 1 aircraft from each raid - were lost.
Minor Operations: 33 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 30 Serrate patrols, 13 Halifaxes minelaying on the flanks of the invasion coast. 2 Mosquitoes lost from the Berlin raid.
Total effort for the night: 405 sorties, 6 aircraft (1.5 percent) lost.
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