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COLOGNE
126 aircraft of all types except Stirling to 2 targets in Cologne. 106 aircraft bombed and reported large fires. Cologne only reports 10 high-explosive and 90 incendiary bombs on the western edge of the city and more bombs in 3 village areas to the west. (This was out of 353 high-explosive and 15,060 incendiary bombs carried by the bomber force.)
Minor Operations: 9 Blenheims and Wellingtons to Boulogne and 5 Hampdens minelaying off Cuxhaven. 1 Blenheim lost.
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