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DUISBURG
576 aircraft - 425 Halifaxes, 126 Lancasters, 25 Mosquitoes - of 1, 4, 6 and 8 Groups. 3 Halifaxes lost.
The target area was completely cloud-covered and the attack was not concentrated but much fresh damage was still caused. Duisburg reports 528 houses destroyed and 805 seriously damaged, but no industrial buildings are mentioned in the report. 246 people were killed, including 55 foreign workers and 12 prisoners of war.
Minor Operations: 53 Mosquitoes to Hamburg and 7 to Hallendorf, 88 aircraft of 100 Group on R.C.M. and Mosquito operations (separate figures not available), 9 aircraft on Resistance operations. 1 Intruder Mosquito lost.
Total effort for the night: 733 sorties, 4 aircraft (05 percent) lost.
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MINOR OPERATIONS
71 Mosquitoes to Karlsruhe, 6 to Hallendorf and 4 to Duisburg, 24 R.C.M. sorties, 22 Mosquito patrols. No aircraft lost.
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