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MINOR OPERATIONS
97 Mosquitoes to Berlin and 10 to Munich, 13 Mosquitoes on Intruder patrols. No aircraft lost.
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SWINEMNDE
34 Lancasters of 5 Group (9 and 617 Squadrons) set out to attack the warships Prinz Eugen and Ltzow in Swinemnde harbour but the raid was abandoned because of cloud over the target. All aircraft returned safely.
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KIEL
377 Lancasters and 105 Halifaxes of 3, 6 and 8 Groups. 2 Lancasters lost.
This raid was directed against the port area, with the U-boat yards as the main objective. Bomber Command rated this as 'a poor attack' with scattered bombing. The local diary states that the main bombing was in and around the suburb of Elmschenhagen, 2 miles from the port area, but some damage was caused nearer the harbour, including a hit on an ammunition depot at the northern end. 50 people were killed.
Minor Operations: 20 Halifaxes and 8 Mosquitoes in a diversionary raid on Boizenburg, 87 Mosquitoes to Hamburg, 20 to Stralsund and 12 to Reisa, 62 R.C.M. sorties, 55 Mosquito patrols, 82 Lancasters and 27 Halifaxes minelaying in Kiel Bay and the Kattegat. 1 Mosquito of 100 Group lost.
Total effort for the night: 855 sorties, 3 aircraft (0.4 percent) lost.
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