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Bomber Command raid - night of 26/27 January 1942

Hannover · Germany

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HANNOVER
71 aircraft; only 32 claimed to have found the target area, though many fires were believed to have been started. No aircraft lost.
EMDEN
31 aircraft, 2 Whitleys lost.
BREST
22 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings. No losses.
Minor Operations: 6 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 2 Whitleys to Germany and 2 Hampdens to France on leaflet flights. The Whitley leaflet flights were the first leaflet-only operations to Germany since April 1940. 1 Whitley lost.

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