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THE RUHR
64 aircraft - 32 Wellingtons, 18 Whitleys, 14 Hampdens - to Cologne, Duisburg and DÜSSELDORF. 2 Hampdens and 2 Whitleys lost. No reports of successful bombing.
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39 Blenheims and 6 Stirlings to various targets, mostly in north-west Germany. Only 6 aircraft bombed. 2 Blenheims and 1 Stirling lost.
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BREST
52 Wellingtons; good bombing claimed. 2 Wellingtons were lost on this raid and 1 of them is believed to have crashed alongside the Prinz Eugen. A bomb, possibly from the crashing Wellington, struck the Prinz Eugen, exploding inside the ship and causing serious damage. The executive officer and 60 other sailors were killed.
5 Wellingtons to Cherbourg; 1 was shot down by an R.A.F. fighter in Wiltshire.
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