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FLYING-BOMB SITES
394 aircraft - 234 Lancasters, 99 Halifaxes, 40 Mosquitoes, 20 Stirlings, 1 Lightning - attacked 1 launching site and 3 supply sites. Visibility was clear at all targets and good bombing results were claimed. 2 Lancasters of 5 Group lost from the raid on the Bois de Cassan supply site.
LE HAVRE
54 Lancasters of 1 and 8 Groups attacked German naval vessels in the port area in good visibility conditions and without loss.
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