140 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 432, 433, and 434 squadron were joined by 44 Lancasters from 419, 428, and 431 squadrons on an arrack at Munster. The crews were over the target between 15,000 and 17,000 feet, releasing 1,706,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports the attack was not concentrated with minimal damage throughout the town.

F/O R. Wallis and F/Lt R. Gall from 408 squadron landed at Middleton St.George due to a fuel shortage.
P/O W. Tunis, RCAF and crew, flying Halifax VII  NP-770 coded EQ-G, bailed out over Belgium on return. 

Sgt. K. Sumner, RAF
F/O H. Salisbury, RCAF
F/O D. McCuaig, RCAF
F/Lt. M. Anderson, RCAF
F/Sgt R. Smyth, RCAF
F/Sgt W. Scheer, RCAF

F/O S. McFadden from 415 Squadron returned early as they could not raise the under carriage.
F/O J. McQuiston was unable to raise the under carriage and bombed low, from 13,500 feet. They landed safely at Boreham due to a fuel shortage.
F/Lt J. McAllister, F/Lt J. Northrup, P/O S. Mooers, F/Lt H. Barnes, F/O D. McTaggart, and F/O L. Deryckere landed at Dishforth on return due to poor weather at base.
S/Ldr J. Hovey, F/Lt C. Thompson, and F/O J. Britt landed at Crosby on Eden on return due to poor weather at base.
F/Lt A. Winmill landed at Leeming on return due to poor weather at base.
P/O W. Lane landed at Croft on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O T. Donnelly landed at Great Orton due to poor weather at base.

F/Lt J. Barlow from 419 squadron landed at Charter Hall on return.

F/Lt F. McCarthy, P/O L. Simonson, F/Lt G. Jones, P/O W. MacDonald, S/Ldr A. Plummer, F/Lt H. Ledingham, F/O W. Shotton, F/O H. Asher, F/O R. Field, F/O E. Watson, P/O C. Reid, F/O M. Stock, P/O R. MacMillan, and F/O C. McKenzie from 420 Squadron landed at Thornaby due to poor weather at base.

F/Lt J. Thomas, F/O G. Hawthorn, W/Cdr C. Marshall, F/O D. McCullough, F/O H. Mitchell and F/O L. Wright from 424 Squadron landed at Great Orton on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O J. Lang, F/O H. Lefebvre and F/O H. Taylor landed at Crosby on Eden on return due to poor weather at base.
F/Lt R. Green landed at Leeming on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O A. Mackie landed at Silloth on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O E. Smith landed at Downham Market due to poor weather at base.

F/O J. Brassard from 425 Squadron returned early as the stbd inner was u/s. They landed safely at base on 3 engines.
F/O E. Baillie and F/Lt R. Heimpel landed at Middleton St. George on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O J. Bellinger landed at Wombleton on return due to poor weather at base.
P/O W. Corbett landed at Wendling on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O A. Martel, F/O J. Marcotte, F/O J. Poirier, F/O C. Dionne, P/O G. Chabot, F/O J. Sicotte, F/O A. Hutcheon, F/O G. Lareau, and F/Lt J. Gourdeau landed at Thornaby on return due to poor weather at base.

P/O C. Selfe from 426 squadron landed at Thornaby on return.

P/O I. Thomson from 427 squadron landed at Croft on return.

F/Lt W. Edmondson from 428 Squadron was hit by flak, not serious.
F/O J. Lindsay, F/O V. Gaskin, F/O R. Laturner, F/O B. Miller, F/O A. Carter, F/O E. Peacock, W/Cdr A. Hull, and F/O H. Walker landed at Oulton on return.

F/O B. Kaplansky from 431 Squadron returned early as the compasses were u/s.
P/O W. Weitendorf, F/O H. Williamson, F/O J. Duggan, F/O J. Morton, F/O M. MacLeod, F/O D. Hagar, and F/O R. Tonnellier landed at Acklington on return.

F/O S. Dean from 432 Squadron returned early as the hydraulics were u/s.
F/O D. Frost was directed by a marshaller back to the main runway were he was hit by F/O A. Clarke who was landing at Croft. There were no injuries.
F/Lt F. Horan, F/O G. Barron, F/O C. Hemming, S/Ldr R. Jack, F/O J. Hamilton, F/O F. Jeffery, and F/O F. Baxter landed at Croft on return due to poor weather at base.
F/O J. Mills, P/O G. Sherlock, and P/O A. Stedman landed at Leeming due to poor weather at base.

F/O D. Guy from 433 Squadron was hit by flak, there were holes in the fuselage. They landed safely at Silloth.
F/O J. Egger, F/O G. O’Grady, F/Lt D. McGrath, F/O A. Heathcote, F/O R. Bertran, P/O W. Jensen, and P/O R. Saunders landed at Great Orton on return due to poor weather at base.
F/Lt W. Miller and F/O R. Simpson landed at Crosby on Eden on return due to poor weather at base.
F/Lt R. Patterson landed Leeming due to poor weather at base.

Photo:  432 Squadron over Munster. Graciously suppled by Ian-57 Rescue