morning. He is also consolidating
his position about 12 miles south of perimeter under cover of
several tanks.
6.
Royal Air Force
.
11th/12th. Emden. Twenty aircraft attacked, dropping 29 tons
of bombs fires started. Coastal aircraft off Norway hit a merchant
vessel of 4,500 tons, another 1,000 tons which was left sinking
and a fish oil factory, which was set on fire. Two Beauforts
mined an enemy occupied French harbor and a third is miss
7.
12th.
24 Blenheims
escorted by 19 fighter squadrons attacked Boulogne docks and
12 Blenheims escorted by 2 fighter squadrons bombed convoy off
Dutch Coast hitting a tanker of 5,000 tons and a timber ship.
Fighters destroyed 7 enemy fighters. Our losses were 2 Blenheims
and 2 Spitfires.
8.
12th/13th
. 376
aircraft were sent out. Nurnberg and Siemens Works 142 including
16 heavy: Bremen 99: Huls Chemical Works 95, including 11 heavy:
Boulogne Docks 24: Ruth searchlights 5: mine laying 5. 11 aircraft,
including 2 heavy/one missing and 5 crashed, including a Halifax
in Sea; 1 crew safe. Preliminary reports state: weather at Numembarg
was good and visit successful. 55 aircraft reported huge fires
also at Bremen.
9. A Hudson obtained 1
hit on a 1,000 ton ship off Dutch Coast.
10.
Libya.
1Oth/11th.
17 Wellingtons bombed Derna and 10 Blenheims Bardia. At former
power station and at latter M.T. workshops were set on fi
11. Reference yesterday'
s summary paragraph Mediterranean. Considered 2 ships of this
convoy were sunk and 1 or 2 damaged.
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