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DÜSSELDORF
131 aircraft of 5 types. 4 aircraft - 2 Lancasters, 1 Hampden, 1 Wellington - lost.
Visibility was poor and the bombing was scattered. DÜSSELDORF and Neuss reports only a light raid, the most serious incident being in the centre of Neuss where a 4,000-lb bomb caused much blast damage to buildings, including the Rathaus, the police station, the telegraph office and the hospital at the Herz Jesu convent. 1 person was killed in Neuss, none in DÜSSELDORF; 13 people were injured. No industrial production of any kind was lost as a result of this raid.
9 aircraft laid mines in the Frisians. 1 Stirling lost.
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1 Mosquito bombed Vegesack and returned safely.
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MINELAYING
56 aircraft to the Frisian Islands. 2 Lancasters lost.
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