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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/ 
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