HAMBURG
181 aircraft - 92 Wellingtons, 48 Hampdens, 24 Whitleys, 11 Halifaxes, 4 Manchesters, 2 Stirlings - to bomb shipyards and 3 aiming points in the city. 13 aircraft - 6 Wellingtons, 4 Whitleys, 2 Hampdens, 1 Halifax - lost.
122 aircraft claimed good bombing results in moonlit conditions; 35 aircraft bombed alternative targets. Hamburg reports 22 fires - 2 large, 65 people killed, 176 injured and more than 2,500 bombed out.
Kiel reports bombs but no casualties and 4 bombers shot down in flames by the local Flak.
EMDEN
50 aircraft; good bombing results claimed. 1 Wellington and 1 Whitley lost.
Minor Operations: 3 aircraft to Ostend, 8 Hampdens minelaying in Baltic, 4 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 246 sorties, 15 aircraft (6.1 percent) lost.
