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On Wed. 22 Apr 1942 64 British Wellington bombers and 5 Stirling bombe.....

On Wed. 22 Apr 1942 64 British Wellington bombers and 5 Stirling bombe.....
64 British Wellington bombers and 5 Stirling bombers attacked Köln (Cologne), Germany using the new Gee radio transmitter system for blind navigation and bombing. About 15 aircraft were able to bomb accurately, killing 4 civilians and wounding 8, while a few bombers released their bombs as far as 10 miles from Köln. Two Wellington bombers were lost during this raid.

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