TELEGRAM FROM LONDON
DATED OCTOBER 3rd, 1941.
September 10th His Majesty's
submarine torpedoed 3,000 ton ship in Candia Harbor. September
19th. She scored one possible hit on transport off Gidoro I
2.
Royal Air Force.
October lst/2nd. Off Dutch Coast Hudson hit 2,000 ton merchant
vessel and dropped bombs close to 2,500 tons tanker.
3. On October 2nd reconnaissance
aircraft off Norway made direct hits on two merchant ships of
1,000 and 2,000 tons. Same aircraft bombed the docks MJovk (sic)
where factory building hit. Another aircraft off Aalesund attacked
merchant ship estimated at 10,O00 tons claimed three direct hits
but bombs did not explode. Two Hurricanes attacked and left sinking
large armoured barge off Knocke. During offensive operations
our fighters shot down six enemy aircraft certain, three probably
and damaged four. We lost four but one pilot safe.
4.
Night of 2nd/3rd.
Enemy warships Brest attacked by five aircraft. Smoke screen
prevented observation of results.
5. Southshields and Dover
attacked night 2nd/3rd. 60 aircraft crossed the coast; night
fighters shot down three. Considerable damage to Tyneside but
not serious.
6.
Russia.
German
drive towards Kharkov is meeting strong Russian resistan
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