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109 aircraft - 50 Wellingtons, 24 Whitleys, 16 Blenheims, 15 Hampdens, 4 Manchesters - attacked the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest harbour but no hits were achieved.
Minor Operations: 13 Wellingtons to Calais, 10 Hampdens minelaying off Brest, 2 O.T.U. sorties.
There were no losses on this night.
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20 Blenheims on coastal sweeps from France to Germany. Two destroyers were bombed from low level and one was hit; other ships were attacked and some hit. This was the first day of what was known as 'Fringe Operations', when the Blenheims were ordered to attack land targets along the coasts they were patrolling. Several German gun positions and a parade of troops were attacked in Holland. 2 Blenheims lost.
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