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GERMANY, FRANCE
77 aircraft to many targets; the largest raid was by 24 Wellingtons to Gelsenkirchen but only 6 aircraft reached that target. Because of bad weather, only 19 of all aircraft dispatched bombed their primary targets. 1 Whitley lost.
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9 Blenheims. 2 aircraft bombed targets in France. No losses.
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GERMANY
72 Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to 5 targets. 1 Hampden was mistakenly shot down by a Spitfire soon after its take-off. A further Hampden and a Whitley were lost. Only 15 aircraft reached primary targets.
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