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DUISBURG
216 aircraft of 5 types. 5 aircraft - 2 Halifaxes, 2 Stirlings, 1 Wellington - lost.
Most of the bombs fell in open country west of the target. Duisburg reports 18 buildings destroyed, 66 seriously damaged and 24 people killed.
This was the last of a series of 5 raids on Duisburg in just over 3 weeks. Only one raid had resulted in significant industrial damage but 212 houses were destroyed, 741 damaged and 161 people were killed. Bomber Command lost 43 aircraft in these raids, 35 percent of the 1,229 sorties dispatched.
Minor Operations: 5 aircraft to Le Havre but this force did not bomb, 3 Blenheim Intruders, 1 Lancaster minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.
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3 Mosquitoes to Germany but only 1 bombed, at Mannheim or Worms. No losses.
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