 The operation targeted the German ships "Scharnhorst", "Gneisenau" and the cruiser "Prinz Eugen" had docked in March and June 1941 after completing Atlantic missions.Fighter Command reported four dead, three captured and one wounded on the raid—one was downed by ground-fire, two are confirmed to have been lost in action with Bf 109s, the cause of the remaining losses are undetermined.JG 2 claimed three, while their neighbouring JG 26 claimed five fighters.