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Bomber Command raid - 17 May 1942

Boulogne-sur-Mer · France

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12 Bostons to Boulogne docks which were accurately bombed without loss to the Bostons.

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7 Lancasters and 7 Manchesters of 5 Group minelaying off Heligoland and Kiel without loss.

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MINELAYING
32 Stirlings and 28 Wellingtons of 3 Group to the Frisians and the Heligoland area. German night fighters were active and 5 Stirlings and 2 Wellingtons were lost.
Minor Operations: 27 aircraft to Boulogne, 1 Stirling on a leaflet flight to France. 1 Wellington lost on the Boulogne raid.

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