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HANNOVER
101 aircraft - 55 Wellingtons, 27 Hampdens, 18 Whitleys, 1 Stirling - with the main post office and telephone exchange as the aiming point, signifying that this was mainly an area attack. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden lost.
Minor Operations: 14 Manchesters and Stirlings to Berlin, 11 Wellingtons to Dieppe, 9 Whitleys to Boulogne. 1 Manchester lost on the Berlin raid.
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8 Blenheims on coastal sweeps off Norway. 1 ship was claimed as sunk near Bergen. 1 aircraft lost.
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COLOGNE
93 aircraft - 48 Wellingtons, 24 Hampdens, 20 Whitleys, 1 Stirling. 1 Whitley lost.
Bombing conditions were poor and Cologne reports only 7 high-explosive bombs in the city with 11 houses damaged and 1 person injured.
Minor Operations: 11 Wellingtons to Boulogne, 8 Blenheims on shipping searches - 1 ship claimed hit, 2 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 4 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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