The story
GERMANY, FRANCE
125 Battles, Blenheims, Hampdens and Wellingtons to the Ruhr, Wilhelmshaven, Kiel and the Channel Ports. The weather was bad and only 41 aircraft reported bombing primary targets. At Wilhelmshaven, to which 35 Hampdens were sent, the only report describes how an 80-year-old woman was killed in bed by a fragment of Flak shell. 1 Wellington lost.
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18 Blenheims, 12 on cloud-cover raids, 6 on sea sweep. 1 aircraft lost.
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GERMANY, FRANCE
78 Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to Berlin, Stettin, Bohlen, Magdeburg and Le Havre. 2 Hampdens and 1 Wellington were lost and a Whitley bound for Le Havre crashed after hitting a barrage-balloon cable at Weybridge; the crew were all killed.
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