During the First 1,000 bomber raid on Cologne, conducted on 30 May 1942, 599 out of 1,046 RAF aircraft dispatched were Wellingtons; of these, 101 were flown by Polish aircrews.
No primeiro ataque de 1.000 avións a Colonia, o 30 de maio de 1942, 599 de 1.046 aeronaves eran Wellingtons (101 deles voados por tripulacións polacas).