The story
LORIENT
323 aircraft - 100 Wellingtons, 81 Halifaxes, 80 Lancasters, 62 Stirlings. 7 aircraft - 3 Lancasters, 2 Halifaxes, 2 Wellingtons - lost.
The Pathfinder marking plan worked well and the two Main Force waves produced a devastating attack.
2 Mosquitoes bombed Essen and Hamborn without loss.
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6 Lancasters laid mines in Baltic areas without loss.
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