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Bomber Command raid - night of 8/9 July 1940

Stavanger · Norway

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GERMANY, HOLLAND
64 aircraft to ports in N Germany, airfields in Holland and minelaying. 1 Whitley lost.

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NORWAY, HOLLAND, BELGIUM
26 Blenheims on various tasks. 7 of the 12 aircraft bombing Stavanger airfield were lost.

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GERMANY, HOLLAND
55 Hampdens and Wellingtons to various targets and minelaying. 19 of the Wellingtons were recalled because of weather conditions. No losses.

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