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      station and caused a fire and several explosions.
 
      Results of attacks on the railway marshalling yards were in most 
      cases unobserved. 38 Heavy bombers reached Kiel and Hamburg where 
      ship-building yards were bombed and although heavy ships were 
      not located, bursts were seen near their reported position.
 
      A particularly satisfactory attack was made on a synthetic oil 
      plant at Gelsenkirchen which resulted in large explosions; another 
      oil plant at Magdeburg was hit. Five aircraft bombed the power 
      station at Dusseldorf. Fire-raising attacks were made in Madgeburg 
      area; and some mine-laying was also carried out.
 
      
 
 
During the night of October 16th/1Tth, 90 aircraft were dispatched 
      to ship-building yards at Kiel and Bremen, synthetic oil plant 
      at Leuna, ports of Bordeaux, Brest and Lorient. Weather conditions 
      were very bad and 5 heavy bombers are reported missing.
 
      In addition 12 heavy bombers have crashed and of their crews 
      8 are reported killed and 7 uncertain. The remainder are believed 
      safe.
 
      German Air Force.
 
      
 
 
Night of October 15th/16th (further reports) Enemy bombing 
      attacks were heaviest so far experienced and it is estimated 
      that 450 long-range bombers were operating over the country.
 
      In/