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COLOGNE
43 Hampdens and 33 Whitleys; thick haze obscured targets. 1 Whitley lost. Cologne reports only light bombing: 17 high-explosive bombs, 100 incendiaries, 11 people injured, 39 buildings damaged.
DÜSSELDORF
57 Wellingtons; none lost. Thick haze.
DUISBURG
26 Wellingtons; none lost. Thick haze.
Minor Operations: 11 aircraft to Hannover, 8 each to Boulogne and Rotterdam, 4 minelaying in Frisians, 8 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 198 sorties, 1 aircraft (05 percent) lost.
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6 Blenheims on a Circus operation to a German camp at Bois de Licques. No Blenheims lost.
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BREMEN
100 aircraft - 39 Hampdens, 37 Wellingtons, 24 Whitleys. 3 Wellingtons and 3 Whitleys lost. Low cloud hindered the attack.
BREST
57 Wellingtons and 8 Stirlings; none lost. Haze and smoke-screens prevented identification of warship targets.
There were 2 O.T.U. sorties.
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