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MANNHEIM
56 Wellingtons and 41 Hampdens to 3 aiming points. 1 Hampden lost.
Crews reported many fires but Mannheim recorded only 6 high-explosive bombs in the city; 1 house was badly damaged and 5 houses lightly damaged. The only casualty was an air-raid worker who was injured when his lorry crashed on the way to a bombing incident.
Minor Operations: 23 aircraft - 11 Whitleys, 10 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings - to Le Havre, 1 O.T.U. sortie. No losses.
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