The story
12 Hampdens and 9 Manchesters were sent to lay further mines in the Frisians, although weather conditions were still unfavourable. Only 8 aircraft laid their mines but all returned without loss, but 1 Hampden crashed in England.
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COLOGNE, AACHEN, LE HAVRE
85 aircraft to these targets - 39 to Cologne, 28 to Le Havre, 18 to Aachen - but all encountered icing and thick cloud and only meagre bombing results were claimed. There were no losses.
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