The story
DUISBURG
392 aircraft - 156 Lancasters, 97 Wellingtons, 73 Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 10 Mosquitoes. 19 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 6 Lancasters, 3 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 4.8 percent of the force.
Thick cloud again ruined the Pathfinder marking and the resultant bombing was widely scattered. Duisburg experienced only moderate damage, with 40 buildings destroyed, 72 seriously damaged and 36 people killed. Bombs fell on at least 15 other towns in the Ruhr.
27 aircraft sent minelaying off the Biscay coast. 1 Wellington lost.
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4 Mosquitoes attacked various targets just over the German border but a raid by 4 more Mosquitoes to a railway target at Orlans was abortive. No aircraft lost.
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DUISBURG
5 Mosquitoes and 104 Lancasters were dispatched but thick cloud again caused a scattered attack. 50 houses were destroyed and 27 people were killed in Duisburg. Other bombs fell over a wide area of the Ruhr. 8 Lancasters lost.
5 O.T.U. Wellingtons carried leaflets to France without loss.
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