The story
BERLIN, COLOGNE, AIRFIELDS
77 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys attacked Berlin, Cologne and airfields in Holland and Belgium, 1 Hampden lost.
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AIRFIELDS
18 Blenheims to airfields and 6 on a sea sweep. Only 3 aircraft bombed airfields in Belgium. No losses.
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GERMANY, HOLLAND, ITALY
131 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to 10 targets in Germany, to airfields in Holland, to Turin and San Giovanni in Italy. All main and many alternative targets bombed. 2 Wellingtons were lost and 8 aircraft crashed in England.
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