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BOULOGNE
35 Wellingtons and 17 Blenheims. The Blenheims were recalled but 26 Wellingtons bombed. 1 Wellington lost.
Minor Operations: 16 Whitleys and 1 Blenheim to Calais, 3 Blenheims to Den Helder and 6 O.T.U. sorties to Paris. No losses.
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BREST
57 aircraft - 30 Wellingtons, 18 Hampdens, 6 Manchesters, 3 Stirlings - to bomb warships. No losses. The Manchester sorties, from 207 Squadron, were the first operational flights by this type of aircraft; 1 Manchester crashed in England.
1 Wellington bombed Boulogne docks.
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