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3rd. Spitfires damaged
a guard ship off Dieppe and reported hitting alcohol storage
cisterns in Northern France.
3rd/4th. 18 aircraft were
sent to Brest where cloud prevented observation, end 10 were
sea-mining. 2 are missing.
MEDITERRANEAN.
Libya.
1st/2nd. Wellington destroyed
some mechanical transport west of El Agheila.
2d. During fighter sweeps south of Jedabya. Hurricanes engaged
6 enemy fighters damaging 4 of them. 2 Hurricanes are miss
2nd/3rd. Wellington started
a large fire at Tripoli.
Italy.
2nd/3rd. 3 Wellington dropped
bombs on Naples railway station and near the Air Frame Works
causing fires.
Malta.
2nd/3rd. For nine hours
a total of 26 single aircraft dropped many bombs around Luqa
aerodrome, demolishing buildings and causing a number of casualties.
3 Wellington were destroyed on the ground. On 3rd, 8 bombers
and fighters attacked Luqa and two other aerodromes all of which
wore badly cratered, and 3 more Wellington were destroyed. 3
enemy aircraft were shot down, a third was probably destroyed
by fighters and a fourth damaged by anti-aircraft fire
FAR EAST. Malaya
2nd. Our fighters provided
maximum cover over the reinforcement convoy. Two aircraft were
lost but one pilot was rescued.
2nd/3rd. Enem %y aircraft
attacked Tengah aerodrome, Singapore, where several buildings
were damaged and a direct hit was obtained on a bombproof operations
room. No service damage was caused at Singapore itself. One enemy
aircraft crashed out of seven which attacked Tanjong Malim. Throughout
the 3rd, the enemy maintained fighter patrols over Kuala Selangor
and machine gunned movements of our troops.
4. Although the French
aircraft industry working for Germany is mainly producing French
types, orders were placed on first July still with factories
in the occupied zone for 2,060 German type aircraft for delivery
between October 1941 and July 1944. About 3/5ths are reconnaissance
types including one type for aircraft carriers. The remainder
is troop carrying, transport and some trainers. There is evidence
that any aircraft under these orders have yet been delive