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CHANNEL, PORTS, GERMANY
106 aircraft of all types. Most of the effort was to bomb barges in the Channel coast ports, but 17 Whitleys attacked the Potsdamer Station in Berlin and Bremen docks and 3 aircraft were minelaying. 2 Hampdens and 2 Whitleys lost.
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9 Blenheims on sea sweep and ports reconnaissance; 1 aircraft bombed a convoy off Dutch coast.
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GERMANY, CHANNEL PORTS
133 aircraft to 8 targets in Germany and to the Channel ports. 2 Hampdens and 1 Wellington lost. 8 further Hampdens laid mines in the Rivers Elbe and Gironde without loss.
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