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Bomber Command raid - night of 21/22 February 1941

Wilhelmshaven · Germany

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WILHELMSHAVEN
34 Wellingtons; 19 bombed; 1 lost. Wilhelmshaven diary has no entry.
42 Hampdens minelaying off Brest. No losses.
Minor Operations: 7 Whitleys to DÜSSELDORF, 7 Blenheims to airfields in France and Holland, 3 Wellingtons to Boulogne. 1 Wellington lost.

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2 Blenheims; turned back.

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BREST
29 Wellingtons dispatched to attack warships in harbour but only 11 bombed. No losses but 4 aircraft crashed in England.

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