BREMEN
39 Hampdens and 20 Whitleys, with the Focke-Wulf factory and the railway goods station as aiming points. 2 Hampdens lost. Hits were claimed on the Focke-Wulf factory.
DUISBURG
41 Wellingtons to railway targets. No losses. Weather was bad and bombing results were admitted to be poor.
Minor Operations: 1 Wellington to Dunkirk, 12 Hampdens minelaying off Denmark, 6 O.T.U. sorties. No losses.
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39 Blenheims on coastal sweeps off Holland and on Circus operations to Lille and Marquise. 2 trawlers were sunk and Lille was bombed. 1 Blenheim lost.
A Blenheim of 188 Squadron, flying on one of the Circus raids, dropped a spare artificial leg by parachute for Wing Commander Douglas Bader, who had recently been taken prisoner. It reached Bader safely.
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COLOGNE
62 aircraft - 42 Hampdens, 17 Whitleys, 3 Wellingtons - with the West Station as the aiming point. 5 Whitleys and 1 Wellington lost.
Crews reported many fires on the west side of the Rhine but Cologne reports few bombs, only 1 building damaged and no casualties, so this was probably another occasion when a decoy fire site attracted most of the bombs from a bomber force, which suffered nearly 10 percent casualties.
DUISBURG
41 Wellingtons to attack railway yards. 2 aircraft lost. Good bombing results were claimed in clear weather.
Minor Operations: 11 Whitleys and 7 Wellingtons to Dunkirk, 1 O.T.U. sortie. No losses.
