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      merchant vessel escorted by 7 anti-aircraft ships. One anti-aircraft 
      ship sunk set on fire and 3 dam-aged; merchant vessel left in 
      flames. Blenheim escorted by 8 squadrons of fighters bombed warehouses 
      at Ostend, started 3 large fires. One enemy fighter destroyed; 
                       3 Spitfires missing.                 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            9.                              
                      October 3rd-4th.                      
      Nearly 110 aircraft sent out as follows: all returned safely. 
      Dunkirk, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brest, and Lorient. One shot down 
      by enemy bomber over Northumberland. Preliminary reports state 
      that most of the aircraft successfully bombed their objectives; 
      large warehouse and munitions dump hit at Rotterdam, substantial 
              fires started at Dunkirk and Antwerp.         
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            10.                             
                      Southern Italy.                       
      October 3rd. Blenheim from Malta attacked power station, munitions 
      factory and engine-sheds of important railway junction near Catanzaro. 
      Hits obtained on all objectives with considerable damage. Stationary 
                      Train machine-gunned.                 
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            11.                             
                           Libya.                           
 October 
      lst-2nd. Benghazi harbour again attacked by Wellingtons, hits 
      scored on heavy anti-aircraft battery. Six naval aircraft dive-bombed 
      stores dumps Bardia starting two large fires. October 2nd. Nine 
           Marylands continuously attacked these dumps.     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            12.                             
                      German Air Force                      
. 
      October 3rd/4th. Some aircraft engaged in anti-shipping operations 
             and few reported over Eastern Counties.        
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                            13.                             
                          Russia.                           
 Germans 
      have improved their position in Krasatgrad area and advanced 
     Eastwards and Southwards from Dniepropetrovsk bridgehea