The story
MANNHEIM
91 aircraft - 35 Hampdens, 41 Wellingtons, 15 Whitleys. No aircraft were lost but 7 Wellingtons and 1 Whitley crashed in England.
Good bombing and many fires were claimed though there was ground haze. Mannheim reports only 41 high-explosive and 25 incendiary bombs in the city, though the latter figure is probably too low. 13 premises were damaged - 2 store buildings on a military camp, 1 hotel, 2 shops, 5 houses, 1 factory air-raid post and 2 small warehouses. The only casualties were 13 people injured in the hotel incident.
Minor Operations: 2 Wellingtons to Boulogne, 2 to Dunkirk, 17 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.
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ROTTERDAM
18 Blenheims carried out a costly low-level raid on shipping in Rotterdam docks. 1 aircraft crashed on take-off and 7 other aircraft were lost during the raid. At least 2 large cargo ships were hit and possibly other damage was caused in the docks.
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DUISBURG
118 aircraft - 60 Wellingtons, 30 Hampdens, 13 Stirlings, 9 Halifaxes, 6 Manchesters - to railway targets. 6 aircraft - 3 Wellingtons, 1 Halifax, 1 Hampden, 1 Stirling - lost. 6 further Hampdens made searchlight-suppression flights near the target; 2 of these were lost.
Good bombing was claimed in clear visibility but Duisburg reports only 63 high-explosive and 500 incendiary bombs with no details of damage or casualties.
Minor Operations: 23 Wellingtons and Whitleys to Dunkirk and Ostend, 2 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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