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COLOGNE
46 Whitleys and 18 Wellingtons to city centre but Cologne only records 31 high-explosive bombs and 300 incendiaries in the whole city although these damaged 167 buildings; 11 people were killed and 39 injured. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 24 Wellingtons and Whitleys to Boulogne, 36 Hampdens minelaying off Brest and St-Nazaire. 1 Hampden lost.
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7 Blenheims to the mouth of the River Elbe. 1 ship was attacked but not hit. 1 aircraft lost.
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KIEL
14 Whitleys to bomb Tirpitz encountered thick cloud and storms. Only 3 aircraft claimed to have bombed Kiel, which reports, 'Considerable rain but luckily no bombs.' 1 Whitley lost.
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