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Bomber Command raid - night of 16/17 January 1941

Wilhelmshaven · Germany

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WILHELMSHAVEN
81 aircraft attempted to follow up the successful raid of the previous night but fewer crews found the target. Wilhelmshaven reports only light damage with 2 people killed. 5 aircraft - 2 Wellingtons, 2 Whitleys, 1 Hampden - lost.
Minor Operations: 3 Wellingtons to Emden and Rotterdam, 2 Blenheims to Boulogne, 4 Hampdens minelaying off Brest. No losses.

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1 O.T.U. leaflet sortie to Paris and Lille.

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