Eighth Air Force Heavy Bomber Mission No. 15: 90 aircraft dispatched to attack U-boat targets at Lorient (only 15 attack the target) and 17 to attack airfields around Cherbourg. Three aircraft lost.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 21 October 1942, https://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1942_10_21.html