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6 Hampdens to patrol seaplane bases at Borkum and Sylt. No incidents.
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SHIPPING, STAVANGER AIRFIELD
6 Hampdens dispatched to search for shipping off Kristiansund but abandoned task because weather was too clear. 6 Wellingtons dispatched to bomb Sola airfield near Stavanger (henceforth called 'Stavanger airfield'). 3 aircraft bombed the airfield; 1 of the remaining 3 was shot down by German fighters. 2 Blenheims on reconnaissance, no incidents.
The raid by the Wellingtons - from 115 Squadron - on Stavanger airfield was the first intentional raid by Bomber Command on a European mainland target in the Second World War.
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SHIPPING IN SKAGERRAK AND KATTEGAT
23 Whitleys and 20 Hampdens; 4 aircraft attacked ships at various locations between Kiel Bay and Oslo. 1 Whitley scored a direct hit on a ship which was believed to be an ammunition ship and which appeared to explode. 1 Whitley lost.
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