The story
GERMANY, ITALY, FRANCE
62 Hampdens and Wellingtons to 5 widely spread targets in Germany, 35 Whitleys to Milan and Turin - the first raid on Italy since the end of the Battle of France - 6 Blenheims to airfields and a seaplane base at Brest and 2 Wellingtons to photograph Stettin and Swinemnde on the Baltic coast. 98 of the 105 aircraft on these mostly lengthy operations reported that they had carried out their tasks, 1 Hampden was lost from the force bombing Germany and 1 Whitley returning from Italy crashed in the sea.
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AIRFIELDS, SEA SWEEP
30 Blenheims; most turned back because of lack of cloud cover and only 6 bombed, at Morlaix, Dinard and St-Omer; there were no losses.
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FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND
92 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to various targets, including raids on 3 oil refineries in France. 2 Blenheims and 2 Whitleys lost.
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