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WAALHAVEN AIRFIELD, COMMUNICATIONS
36 Wellingtons to Waalhaven airfield and 9 Whitleys to bomb bridges across the Rhine at Rees and Wesel and columns of road transport near Goch and Geldern. No losses.
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MAASTRICHT BRIDGES
23 Blenheims to vital road bridges and German troop columns in the Maastricht area; 2 lost.
6 Blenheims abandoned reconnaissance flights because of unfavourable weather.
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MNCHENGLADBACH
37 aircraft - 19 Hampdens and 18 Whitleys - to attack road and rail communications. This was the first raid of the war on a German town. 4 people were killed including one Englishwoman living there. 2 Hampdens and 1 Whitley lost.
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