ship off Flushing. All aircraft returned. Last night 14 Wellingtons sent to attack oil targets. Other operations cancelled owing to weather conditions. All our aircraft returned. German air force only slight activity yesterday. One aeroplane attacked southbound convoy off Harwich; few bombs dropped, no damage. Single aircraft dropped bombs on Norwich, a printing works and some houses dalnaged; casualties l0 killed, 16 injured. Formation of 15 enemy aircraft approached Southwest coast but turned away. Last night, enemy activity much reduced, probably owing to weather. Some aircraft reached outer London suburbs; few bombs dropped, no damage or casualties. Some barrage baIbons reported fired at. Sporadic bombing, without material result, reported from southwest England. 4. Summary of air casualties: Day of July 30tn. Enemy (confirmed) one HE 111. One ME 110. Total, enemy 2. British: nil. 5. Shipping casualties. By U-boat; 2 Greek ships (3500 and 4000 tons), carrying grain & wood to Ireland, sunk l4 and 15 miles off Portuguese coast and French atlantic coast. Yesterday, British "Clan Menzies" (7300 tons), carrying wheat and tinned fruit from Australia, torpedoed and sunk off northern/ |