The story
GERMANY, HOLLAND
95 aircraft to 6 German targets, airfields in Holland and minelaying. 4 Hampdens and 2 Wellingtons lost.
Bomber Command records state that attacks with 'special bombs', possibly a type of mine, were carried out from 30-100 ft against the battleship Admiral Scheer at Wilhelmshaven. This must have been a dangerous method of attack; Wilhelmshaven records say that 2 bombers crashed in the town and 3 near by, all shot down by local Flak.
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1 Blenheim on reconnaissance to Waalhaven airfield returned early.
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GERMANY, HOLLAND, FRANCE
81 aircraft to 7 targets in Germany. 12 Blenheims attacked airfields in France. 6 Battles bombed barges in Dutch ports; these Battles - from 103 and 150 Squadrons - were the first Battle operations under Bomber Command control. 8 Hampdens mine-laying. 5 O.T.U. sorties.
This was the largest night effort since the fall of France. 1 Whitley lost.
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