The story
ESSEN
78 aircraft to bomb the Krupps works; only 13 claimed to have bombed in the Essen area, because of bad weather. 2 Hampdens and 2 Whitleys were lost.
COLOGNE
69 aircraft; cloud and haze encountered. Cologne reports only minor damage, with 5 people killed and 6 injured. 5 Wellingtons lost.
Minor Operations: 5 Hampdens on searchlight-suppression flights in support of the Cologne and Essen raids, 23 Hampdens to Dunkirk, 22 Wellingtons and Whitleys to Ostend, 22 Wellingtons to Bordeaux, 13 Wellingtons to Rotterdam. 2 Wellingtons were lost from the Bordeaux raid and 1 Hampden from the Dunkirk raid.
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