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GERMANY, PILSEN
63 Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to 5 targets in Germany and to the _koda Works at Pilsen in Czechoslovakia. Only 17 aircraft reported bombing their primary targets. 1 Wellington and 1 Whitley lost.
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3 Blenheims dispatched but turned back.
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DUISBURG, AIRFIELDS, LORIENT
68 aircraft - 43 to Duisburg, 17 to airfields and 8 to the submarine base at Lorient. Good bombing was reported at Duisburg and the airfields but Lorient was completely cloud-covered. 1 Whitley lost.
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