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KIEL
34 Wellingtons and 30 Hampdens; 1 Hampden and 1 Wellington lost. Kiel reports only a few bombs with 2 people injured but 5 people were killed in the nearby village of Wellsee.
EMDEN
31 Whitleys and 16 Wellingtons; 2 Wellingtons lost.
Minor Operations: 4 Wellingtons to Rotterdam, 6 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.
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HANNOVER
30 Hampdens and 25 Whitleys; bombing results were not observed. 4 Whitleys and 1 Hampden lost.
HAMBURG
43 Wellingtons; 2 lost. Fires in the city and shipyards were claimed. Hamburg reports 4 large fires, 1 person killed and 6 injured with no particularly remarkable incidents.
Minor Operations: 7 Stirlings and 2 Halifaxes to Berlin of which 2 Stirlings and 1 Halifax were lost. 2 Wellingtons to Emden.
Total losses for this night: 10 aircraft out of 109 dispatched (9.2 percent).
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