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DUISBURG
87 aircraft - 47 Wellingtons, 26 Hampdens, 14 Whitleys - with 8 further Hampdens carrying out searchlight-suppression flights. The target was cloud-covered and only estimated positions were bombed. 1 Wellington lost.
Minor Operations: 22 aircraft to Dunkirk, 15 aircraft to Ostend. 1 Wellington lost.
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12 Blenheims on an uneventful sweep off Cherbourg.
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