FLYING-BOMB SITES
202 aircraft - 104 Lancasters, 76 Halifaxes, 22 Mosquitoes - of 1, 6 and 8 Groups attacked two launching and two storage sites, but only at the Fort de Nieppe storage site was effective damage caused. 1 Halifax and 1 Lancaster lost.
Minor Operations: 4 Serrate patrols, 4 Halifaxes minelaying off Brest.
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FLYING-BOMB SITES
777 aircraft - 385 Lancasters, 324 Halifaxes, 67 Mosquitoes, 1 Lightning - to attack numerous targets but only 79 aircraft were able to bomb; Bomber Command records do not state why the remaining sorties were abortive but poor weather conditions were the probable cause. No aircraft lost.
The Warsaw uprising by the Polish Home Army began on this day; the Poles fought until 3 October before being defeated.
