Bomber Command raid - night of 23/24 July 1942

DUISBURG
215 aircraft - 93 Wellingtons, 45 Lancasters, 39 Stirlings, 38 Halifaxes. 7 aircraft - 3 Wellingtons, 2 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings - lost.
Much cloud was present over the target and the flares dropped by the leading aircraft were scattered. Those bombs which did fall in Duisburg again caused some housing damage and 65 people were killed.
Minor Operations: 8 Blenheim Intruders, 13 aircraft minelaying. 2 Intruders lost.