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Brest
31 Wellingtons of 1 Group attacked the German warships. 1 aircraft lost. No special bombing results were claimed but a bomb which fell alongside the Gneisenau holed the hull and flooded 2 compartments.
Minor Operations: 19 Hampdens on roving patrols over Northern Germany, 11 Whitleys to Stavanger airfield, 5 Wellingtons to Cherbourg, 16 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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FRENCH PORTS
68 Wellingtons to Brest and 27 aircraft to St-Nazaire. No losses.
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