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DUISBURG
291 aircraft - 170 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 36 Stirlings, 29 Lancasters, 17 Hampdens. 12 aircraft - 10 Wellingtons, 1 Halifax, 1 Hampden - lost.
13. The Mosquito bomber, which operated so successfully in a variety of roles in Bomber Command. This is an early version, a Mark IV day bomber flying with 105 Squadron in 2 Group, which was only with the squadron for two months before it was shot down in a daylight raid to Northern Germany on
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8 Bostons in pairs attacked various targets. 2 aircraft bombed Sluiskil power-station and then machine-gunned barges near Ghent and 2 aircraft bombed Langenbrgge power-station. 1 Wellington was sent to Essen and 1 Mosquito to Mnster but these aircraft turned back because of lack of cloud. No aircraft lost.
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