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Bomber Command raid - 12 April 1941

Gelsenkirchen · Germany

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20 Blenheims to DÜSSELDORF, Gelsenkirchen and inland targets in Holland. 1 aircraft lost.

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BREST
66 aircraft - 35 Wellingtons, 13 Whitleys, 12 Hampdens, 6 Manchesters. Only 37 aircraft bombed at Brest, in poor cloud conditions; most other aircraft bombed Lorient as an alternative. No losses.
BORDEAUX
24 aircraft attacked Mrignac airfield; 1 Wellington lost.
6 Hampdens minelaying off Brest. No losses.

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