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COLOGNE
39 Mosquitoes dispatched. 38 aircraft bombed on the estimated position of Cologne. A local report describes minor property damage but 29 people were killed and 56 injured. No Mosquitoes lost.
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WALCHEREN
47 Lancasters and 2 Mosquitoes of 5 Group attacked the sea wall at Westkapelle. Bombing appeared to be accurate but no major result was observed. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 5 R.C.M. sorties, 4 Ranger patrols to Denmark, 4 Hudsons on Resistance operations. No aircraft lost.
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12 Mosquitoes of 100 Group flew anti-flying-bomb patrols. (The Germans were releasing flying bombs from aircraft over the North Sea.) No interceptions made.
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