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MINOR OPERATIONS
2 Mosquitoes bombed DÜSSELDORF and Rheinhausen, 38 aircraft minelaying off Heligoland and in the Frisians, 2 O.T.U. sorties. There were no losses.
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34 Venturas and 22 Bostons were sent in 5 different raids to attack Ijmuiden steelworks (the Venturas) and ships at Boulogne and the lock gates at St-Malo (the Bostons). 41 aircraft bombed successfully and none were lost.
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LORIENT
466 aircraft - 164 Lancasters, 140 Wellingtons, 96 Halifaxes, 66 Stirlings - carried out Bomber Command's heaviest attack on Lorient during the war. The ordinary squadrons of Bomber Command, not reinforced for a 1,000-bomber type raid, dropped more than 1,000 tons of bombs on a target for the first time.
The raid was carried out in clear visibility and considerable further damage was caused to the already battered town of Lorient. 7 aircraft - 3 Wellingtons, 2 Lancasters, 1 Halifax, 1 Stirling - were lost, 1.5 percent of the force.
Minor Operations: 2 Mosquitoes to Duisburg and Essen, 17 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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