The story
BARGES, FORESTS, THE RUHR
92 aircraft of all Bomber Command types (including Battles on regular operations now) dispatched, most of the effort devoted to invasion barges being assembled in Channel coast ports. 3 O.T.U. sorties. There were no losses in any of these operations.
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BLENHEIM OPERATIONS
30 aircraft in cloud-cover raids to Germany, attacks on Dutch and Belgian airfields, reconnaissance of Channel ports and sea sweeps. 6 aircraft bombed various targets; 3 Blenheims lost.
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PORTS, BARGES
133 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to Hamburg, Bremen, Emden, Ostend and Boulogne. The heaviest raid was by 49 Hampdens on the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg. 8 aircraft were lost, 5 Blenheims and 2 Wellingtons in the Boulogne and Ostend raids and 1 Hampden in the Hamburg raid.
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