The story
AIRFIELDS
50 Aircraft - 24 Whitleys, 16 Wellingtons, 10 Hampdens - to Stavanger, Fornebu and Aalborg airfields. 35 aircraft bombed these targets. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Whitley were lost; 4 further aircraft crashed in England.
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STAVANGER AIRFIELD
12 Blenheims; 9 bombed with good results observed. No losses.
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AIRFIELDS, MINELAYING
12 Whitleys and 6 Hampdens bombed Stavanger, Fornebu and Aalborg airfields. No losses.
11 Hampdens minelaying in Elbe estuary and in Helsingr harbour, Denmark; only 5 aircraft laid mines but 1 German seaplane was claimed shot down. No losses.
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