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Minor Operations: 70 Mosquitoes to Berlin, 6 to Worms and 4 each to Darmstadt, Essen and Frankfurt, 54 R.C.M. sorties, 25 Mosquito patrols, 22 Lancasters minelaying in Norwegian waters, 13 aircraft on Resistance operations. 4 aircraft lost - 2 R.C.M. Halifaxes, 1 Resistance operation Stirling and 1 Mosquito from the Berlin raid.
Total effort for the night: 666 sorties, 17 aircraft (2.6 percent) lost.
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