12/13 July 1944 378 Lancasters and 7 Mosquitos of Nos 1, 5 and 8 Groups attacked railway targets at Culmont, Revigny and Tours. Culmont and Tours were accurately bombed but cloud interfered with the all-No 1 Group raid at Revigny and only half of the force bombed. 10 Lancasters were lost on the Revigny raid and 2 on the Culmont raid. 230 aircraft - 196 Halifaxes, 17 Lancasters, 17 Mosquitos - of Nos 4, 6 and 8 Groups attacked 4 flying bomb launch sites. All targets were hit, the raid on the Bremont les Hautes site being particularly accurate. No aircraft were lost. 168 aircraft of all Main Force groups and Nos 92 and 93 (OTU) Groups on a diversionary sweep over the North Sea, 8 Mosquitos to Homberg, 32 RCM sorties, 32 Mosquito patrols, 12 Halifaxes minelaying off Heligoland, 14 OTU sorties. No aircraft lost. Total effort for the night: 881 sorties, 12 aircraft (1.4 per cent) lost.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:00:01 +0000