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4.
EXTRACTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC AND INTELLIGENCE REPORTS
ON RESULTS OF AIR ATTACKS ON ENEMY TERRITORY IN EUROPE
BREMEN.
21st/22nd January - Two large grain depots
were destroyed.
FRANCE.
- Photographs taken on l0th February show the
alcohol distillery at PERIERS attacked by fighters two months
previously, totally inactive.
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OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT BATTLE CASUALTIES
METROPOLITAN AREA.
British in the Air - Bombers 19, Fighters
20, Coastal ll - total 50. One Fighter Command Pilot is safe.
Enemy - 7 bombers destroyed, 5 damaged; 17 fighters destroyed,
seven probably destroyed, 18 damaged, miscellaneous - one destroyed
- total 25 destroyed, 7 probably destroyed and 23 damaged.
MIDDLE EAST.
(Including MALTA) - British - 1 Bomber in
the air and 3 on the ground, 20 Fighters in the air, Coastal
(Recco) 3 in the air. Total 24 in the air and 3 on the ground.
4 pilots and 1 crew are safe. Enemy - 14 bombers destroyed, 8
probably destroyed, 13 damaged, 26 Fighters destroyed, 6 probably
destroyed, 15 damaged, 1 miscellaneous damaged. Total 40 destroyed,
14 probably destroyed and 29 damaged.
EAR EAST
(ABDA AREA) British and Allied - 6 bombers in
the air, 1 Fighter do and one miscellaneous do. Total 8 in the
air. One pilot is safe. Enemy - 2 bombers destroyed, 2 probable,
6 Fighters destroyed, one probable, 3 miscellaneous destroyed.
Total eleven destroyed and 3 probably destroyed. Note: no account
is taken of enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground in any theater
of British naval aircraft casualties.
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HOME SECURITY.
Estimated civilian casualties for week ending 0600/18th. 8 killed
and 12 seriously wounded.