BARGES, FORESTS, THE RUHR
92 aircraft of all Bomber Command types (including Battles on regular operations now) dispatched, most of the effort devoted to invasion barges being assembled in Channel coast ports. 3 O.T.U. sorties. There were no losses in any of these operations.
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BLENHEIM OPERATIONS
30 aircraft in cloud-cover raids to Germany, attacks on Dutch and Belgian airfields, reconnaissance of Channel ports and sea sweeps. 6 aircraft bombed various targets; 3 Blenheims lost.
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PORTS, BARGES
133 Blenheims, Hampdens, Wellingtons and Whitleys to Hamburg, Bremen, Emden, Ostend and Boulogne. The heaviest raid was by 49 Hampdens on the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg. 8 aircraft were lost, 5 Blenheims and 2 Wellingtons in the Boulogne and Ostend raids and 1 Hampden in the Hamburg raid.
