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TURIN
82 aircraft of 1, 4 and 5 Groups and the Pathfinders - 48 Halifaxes, 20 Lancasters, 8 Stirlings, 6 Wellingtons - were dispatched but more than half of the force turned back before attempting to cross the Alps, because of severe icing conditions. 28 crews claimed to have bombed Turin but the city reports only 3 high-explosive bombs (2 of them duds) and a few incendiaries, with no casualties. 3 Halifaxes and 1 Stirling lost.
Minor Operations: 26 Wellingtons minelaying off Biscay ports and in the Frisians, 4 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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