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STAVANGER AIRFIELD
12 Whitleys. 8 aircraft bombed and hits were seen on the airfield. No losses.
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STAVANGER AIRFIELD, WILHELMSHAVEN
6 Blenheims. 5 returned because of icing conditions in cloud; 1 reached Stavanger and bombed. 2 Blenheims on reconnaissance to Wilhelmshaven; the battleship Tirpitz observed. No losses.
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NORWEGIAN AIRFIELDS
20 Whitleys to Stavanger, Vaernes (Trondheim) and Kjeller (Oslo) airfields. Because of bad weather, only 4 planes bombed at Trondheim and 2 at Stavanger. No losses.
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