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BERLIN
118 aircraft - 50 Wellingtons, 39 Hampdens, 28 Whitleys, 1 Stirling - to two aiming points but haze prevented concentrated bombing. 8 aircraft - 5 Whitleys, 2 Hampdens, 1 Wellington - lost.
Minor Operations: 13 Wellingtons and Whitleys to Rotterdam, 10 Wellingtons to Cologne, 3 Wellingtons to Mannheim, 6 Hampdens minelaying off Brest and the Frisians, 1 O.T.U. sortie. 3 Wellingtons were lost from the Cologne raid.
The 11 aircraft lost this night represent the largest total lost in night operations so far (not counting aircraft crashed in the United Kingdom).
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20 Blenheims and 6 Hampdens on operations to enemy coasts. A convoy off Holland was bombed and barges containing troops were also attacked. 1 Blenheim and 1 Hampden lost.
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