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LIBYA.
 13th/14th. 15 Wellingtons bombed DERNA town 
      and aerodrome. Hits were made on the barracks, on a mechanical 
      transport depot and on a concentration of vehicles. Two large 
      fires were started.
 
      
 
 
14th. Our fighters attacked a convoy of 40 South bound lorries 
      on the EL AGHEILA - BENGHAOI road, inflicting heavy casualties 
      on troops, destroying two lorries and damaging 35, during the 
      day, our fighters shot down four enemy aircraft. We lost four 
      fighters.
 
      
 
 
14th/15th. 10 Wellingtons dropped 16 tons of bombs on BENGHAOI 
      Harbour, all of which fell in the target area.
 
      
 
 
(IV)
 ENEMY ACTIVITY
 
      15th/16th. 37 aircraft operated against the United Kingdom of 
      which ten made landfall.
 
      
 
 
MALTA.
 14th/15th. Eight aircraft raided the Island. 
      Slight damage was caused to civilian property.
 
      
 
 
MALAYA.
 15th. IPOHTOWN in PERAK STATE was bombed by 
      20 enemy aircraft. The aerodrome and a petrol dump hit.
 
      
 
 
(V) 
AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONS OVER AND FROM THE 
      BRITISH ISLES 
British - 1 bomber missing.
 
      
 
 
(VI) 
HOME SECURITY
 
      15th p.m. 20 shells fell in the DOVER area, causing some damage 
      to houses and slight damage to military property. One fatal service 
      casualty and several people injured.