The story
MANNHEIM
98 aircraft. 1 Hampden and 1 Whitley lost.
67 aircraft claimed to have bombed Mannheim in difficult conditions. The city reports only a light raid, with 2 buildings destroyed, 15 damaged, some railway damage and with 1 man (noted as being outside his shelter) wounded and 23 people bombed out. A machinery works employing 15 people had to close down until an unexploded bomb was cleared.
Minor Operations: 15 aircraft to Le Havre, 1 Manchester on a leaflet flight to France. No losses.
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ST-NAZAIRE
20 Whitleys and 6 Halifaxes; only 9 aircraft bombed, in cloudy conditions. No aircraft were lost but 3 crashed in England.
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