The story
MINOR OPERATIONS
16 aircraft dispatched to bomb the Heinkel works at Warnemnde were recalled, 43 aircraft minelaying off Biscay ports and in the Frisians. 1 Wellington minelayer lost.
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12 Bostons bombed Cherbourg and Le Havre docks without loss.
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FRANKFURT
249 aircraft of 5 types. 5 Wellingtons and 2 Halifaxes lost, 28 percent of the force.
The Pathfinders were unable to locate Frankfurt accurately and most of the bombing fell south-west of the city and in the town of Rsselsheim, 15 miles away. Frankfurt reports only a few bombs - approximately 6 aircraft loads - with minor damage, 1 person dead and 30 injured. No report is available from Rsselsheim but Bomber Command documents state that the Opel tank factory and the Michelin tyre factory were damaged.
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