The story
KARLSRUHE
44 Hampdens and 1 Wellington; all recalled because of fog forecasts at airfields. 3 aircraft flew on to Karlsruhe; 22 bombed alternative targets. 1 Wellington lost.
STUTTGART
27 Whitleys and 4 Wellingtons; only 10 aircraft claimed to have bombed in the Stuttgart area, through thick cloud. Stuttgart records only 1 load of bombs, in woods near the city. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 7 aircraft to Boulogne, 2 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.
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6 Blenheims to Le Havre did not reach target.
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6 Halifaxes to Brest, bomb bursts claimed in area of warships. No losses.
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