The story
MINOR OPERATIONS
7 Mosquitoes to Rheinhausen and 6 to Elberfeld, 2 R.C.M. sorties, 5 Serrate patrols, 50 Halifaxes minelaying in Kiel Bay. The Kiel Bay mining operation was a ploy to draw up German fighters, even though no major bombing raid was planned. No aircraft were lost from these operations.
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MINOR OPERATIONS
7 Mosquitoes to Krefeld, 4 to Dortmund and 3 to Cologne, 6 R.C.M. sorties, 1 Serrate patrol, 35 aircraft minelaying off French Channel and Atlantic ports, 4 O.T.U. sorties. No aircraft lost.
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