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Bomber Command raid - night of 4/5 December 1940

Turin · Italy

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DÜSSELDORF, TURIN
83 aircraft to DÜSSELDORF and Turin; only 30 reached these targets. 1 Blenheim and 1 Wellington lost. 3 Hampdens minelaying off Brest.

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5 Blenheims to Lorient and Caen airfield abandoned the flight.

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5 Whitleys to Gelsenkirchen; only 1 bombed; no losses.

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