 However, 290 Halifaxes, Stirlings and Lancasters of 3, 4, 6 and 8 Groups carried out another attack on the Schneider works at Le Creusot.Instead of TIs, the Pathfinders dropped large numbers of flares.The main force was supposed to identify the target visually, but crews found it hard to see through the dazzle and smoke of so many flares.