The story
ROSTOCK
56 aircraft - 39 Hampdens, 12 Wellingtons, 5 Manchesters - to the Heinkel factory and to the harbour but there was much cloud and most crews attacked the town. 2 Hampdens lost.
KIEL
55 Wellingtons to shipyards. 2 aircraft lost.
Most crews bombed the town area. Kiel reports bombs in the Deutsche Werke U-boat yard, a margarine factory, a grain warehouse, a brickworks and on private housing. 4 people were killed and 2 injured.
WARNEMNDE
32 Whitleys to attack the docks but most crews bombed the general town area. 1 Whitley lost.
Minor Operations: 20 Wellingtons to Le Havre, 8 aircraft to Boulogne, 20 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians and off Heligoland and Warnemnde. 1 Whitley from the Boulogne force was lost.
---
11 Blenheims on sweeps off the Dutch coast. 1 ship was hit. No aircraft lost.
---
FRANKFURT
130 aircraft - 71 Wellingtons, 31 Hampdens, 18 Whitleys, 9 Stirlings. 2 Wellingtons lost.
Thick cloud prevented accurate bombing but large fires were claimed. Frankfurt reports 75 high-explosive and 650 incendiary bombs in the city and in the nearby town of Offenbach. Nearly all the damage listed was in civilian housing although 2 bombs destroyed a workshop at the rubber factory in Offenbach. 38 fires were started. 8 people were killed, 17 injured and approximately 200 bombed out.
Mainz, nearly 20 miles from Frankfurt, reports many bombs with 19 people being killed.
Minor Operations: 21 Wellingtons and Whitleys to Cherbourg, 10 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians and off Denmark. No losses.
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.