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Brest
11 Halifaxes and 7 Stirlings; smoke-screens concealed the German warships. No losses.
Cherbourg
17 Wellingtons and claimed a large fire in the dock area. No losses.
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EMDEN
80 Wellingtons and 20 Hampdens; only 55 aircraft bombed in cloudy conditions. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden lost. No report is available from Emden.
Ostend
16 Wellingtons and 2 Stirlings; only 7 aircraft bombed. No losses.
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