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HANGELAR AIRFIELD
104 Lancasters of 3 Group carried out an accurate attack on Hangelar airfield near Bonn, 1 Lancaster lost. No results are known.
COLOGNE/NIPPES
97 Lancasters and 5 Mosquitoes of 1 and 8 Groups. 5 Lancasters were lost and 2 more crashed in England.
The Oboe marking and the resultant bombing were extremely accurate. The local report says that the railway tracks were severely damaged and that an ammunition train blew up. The nearby Butzweilerhof airfield was also damaged. 18 civilians and 1 soldier were killed, probably when houses near the railway yards were hit.
Minor Operations: 2 Mosquitoes to Mnster, 42 R.C.M. sorties, 42 Mosquito patrols, 12 Halifaxes of 6 Group minelaying off Oslo, 8 aircraft on Resistance operations. No aircraft lost.
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