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AACHEN
130 aircraft dispatched with the headquarters building of the local Nazi party as their aiming point. This would have the same result as a general area attack on the centre of the town. 1 Halifax and 1 Hampden lost.
Only 64 aircraft claimed to have bombed Aachen, in difficult weather conditions. The Aachen report (incorrectly dated
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