43 Blenheims to Kiel Canal and on sweeps off the Dutch and German coasts. Ships were attacked and hit but 7 Blenheims were lost.
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COLOGNE
116 aircraft - 62 Wellingtons, 42 Hampdens, 7 Halifaxes, 5 Stirlings - dispatched but the recent spell of bad weather continued; thunderstorms and icing were encountered and the crews could only report 'Cologne believed hit'. Cologne confirms only 3 high-explosive and 300 incendiary bombs, no casualties and 6 buildings damaged. 2 Hampdens and 1 Wellington were lost and 6 more aircraft crashed in England.
12 Whitleys to Boulogne turned back.
