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HLS
86 aircraft - 41 Whitleys, 27 Wellingtons, 18 Hampdens - to bomb a chemical factory. Good results were claimed in clear weather. 5 Whitleys and 2 Wellingtons lost.
24 Hampdens minelaying off Oslo. 1 aircraft lost.
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