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MNSTER
55 Wellingtons and 29 Hampdens. Visibility was very poor and no aircraft positively identified the target though many believed that they had bombed in the target area. Local records show that no bombs fell in Mnster. 4 Hampdens and 1 Wellington lost.
BOULOGNE
48 aircraft. 1 Whitley was shot down into the sea by a British ship; there were no survivors.
Minor Operations: 29 Whitleys to Rotterdam, 16 Blenheim Intruders to French and Dutch airfields, 2 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. 1 Intruder lost.
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