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MINOR OPERATIONS
13 Mosquitoes - 6 to Berlin, 4 to DÜSSELDORF and 3 to Cologne - but all targets were cloud-covered and only estimated positions were bombed. 18 Wellingtons and 12 Stirlings were sent minelaying off the Biscay ports and there were 8 O.T.U. sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer lost.
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OBERHAUSEN
197 Lancasters and 6 Mosquitoes; 17 Lancasters lost, 8.4 percent of the force.
This target was also cloud-covered but once again the Oboe sky-marking was accurate. The report from Oberhausen says that the Germans noted the markers right over the top of the Altstadt. 267 buildings were destroyed and 584 seriously damaged. 85 people were killed and 258 were injured.
Minor Operations: 2 Mosquitoes to Cologne, 29 aircraft minelaying off Brittany and in the River Gironde. 1 Stirling minelayer lost.
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