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MINOR OPERATIONS
36 Mosquitoes to Berlin and 3 to Karlsruhe, 29 R.C.M. sorties, 41 Mosquito patrols. 2 Mosquitoes lost from the Berlin raid.
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WILHELMSHAVEN
184 aircraft - 133 Halifaxes, 51 Lancasters - of 4, 6 and 8 Groups dispatched but recalled while still over the North Sea; no reason for this is given in Bomber Command records. All aircraft returned safely.
WASSENAR
35 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitoes of 3 and 8 Groups bombed 'an ammunition dump' (possibly a suspected V-2 store) near The Hague. The bombing was considered to be accurate until smoke and dust covered the target.
6 aircraft flew R.C.M. sorties without loss.
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