The story
COLOGNE
60 aircraft. Only 23 aircraft reported bombing primary targets, starting a large fire, but Cologne has no record of bombs. The fire was probably a decoy. 1 Halifax lost.
Minor Operations: 34 aircraft to Le Havre, 21 to Brest, 5 Hampdens minelaying off Kiel. 2 Hampdens were lost, 1 each on the Le Havre and Kiel raids.
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6 Hampdens to Brest and 6 Hampdens on cloud-cover raids to Germany. The Brest raid was abandoned but 3 aircraft of the second force bombed targets in Germany. 1 Hampden sent to Gelsenkirchen was lost.
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BREST
18 Wellingtons and 6 Stirlings; bombing results were obscured by Flak and search-fights. No aircraft lost.
Dunkirk
6 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings bombed Dunkirk without loss.
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