1 Blenheim on weather reconnaissance turned back.
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COLOGNE
19 Hampdens; 1 aircraft lost.
Some fires were claimed to have been started. Cologne reports 24 people killed and 60 injured but no serious industrial damage was caused.
LE HAVRE
8 Blenheims and 6 Halifaxes. This was the first Halifax operation of the war. No aircraft were lost but the Halifax of Squadron Leader Gilchrist, 35 Squadron, was mistakenly shot down over Surrey by an R.A.F. fighter while returning from the raid. Only the pilot and one other man survived.
ST-NAZAIRE
14 Whitleys; only 4 bombed the main target. No losses.
