HANNOVER
49 aircraft - 20 Whitleys, 17 Wellingtons, 12 Hampdens - with the main railway station as aiming point. 1 Wellington and 1 Whitley lost.
35 Hampdens on minelaying operation in mouths of the Elbe and Weser rivers. No losses.
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12 Blenheims on a coastal sweep off French coast. 1 ship was hit. 2 Blenheims lost. 3 Stirlings on a raid to Hazebrouck turned back.
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COLOGNE
113 aircraft - 46 Wellingtons, 39 Hampdens, 25 Whitleys, 3 Stirlings - to attack railway targets but thick cloud resulted in scattered bombing. Cologne reports only minor damage and 3 people killed.
Minor Operations: 15 Wellingtons and 9 Whitleys to Rotterdam caused fires in the dock area, 9 O.T.U. sorties.
There were no aircraft losses from any operation on this night.
