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Eighth Air Force Heavy Bomber Mission No. 58: 159 aircraft sent to attack Lorient port area and U-boat base, 39 to attack Bordeaux U-boat base. Seven aircraft lost.
Lancasters bombers destroy the Mohne and Eder dams in the famous dambusters raid
Japanese troops on Attu (Aleutians) retreat
German submarine U-646 sunk with all hands south east of Iceland
German submarine U-657 sunk with all hands off Cape Farewell
German submarine U-128 sunk off Pernambuco