The story
MINOR OPERATIONS
32 Mosquitoes to Hamburg and 6 to Emden, 17 R.C.M. sorties, 33 Mosquito patrols, 8 Halifaxes minelaying in the River Ems and off Texel, 6 Stirlings on Resistance operations. 1 Serrate Mosquito lost.
The bombing in the Mosquito raid to Hamburg was entirely on estimated positions through 10/10ths cloud but 68 people in Hamburg were killed and 73 were injured, some of them when Fire Station No. 13 in the harbour area received a direct hit.
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MINOR OPERATIONS
41 Mosquitoes to Karlsruhe, 12 to Steenwijk and 6 to Emden, 16 Stirlings on Resistance operations. No aircraft lost.
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