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at numerous points. Mine laying was suspected round South 
      East and East Coasts. Birmingham area heavily bombed and damage 
      caused to factories, but particulars not yet available. Some 
      South Coast towns were attacked, and in London area bombs were 
      dropped in south West and Northern suburban areas. An aerodrome 
      in Berks was also attacked.
 
      
 
 
4. 
Summary of air casualties.
 
      
 
 
Enemy casualties, by our fighters; bombers destroyed 8, probable 
      2, damaged 2; fighters 38, 13, 14 respectively; unspecified 1, 
      nil, nil, respectively; by our anti-aircraft, unspecified 6, 
      destroyed; total 53 destroyed, 15 probable, 16 damaged.
 
      
 
 
British casualties: 16 fighters (10 pilots killed or missing); 
      2 bombers missing; 3 bombers lost.
 
      
 
 
5. 
Shipping casualties.
 
      
 
 
By U-boats; yesterday one British ship (5,700 tons) and one 
      tanker (6,800 tons); homeward bound in convoy were sunk in North 
      Western Approaches. Another tanker (7,500 tons) was torpedoed 
      same afternoon off West Coast of Scotland. 2 other British ships, 
      total tonnage 9,200 tons, not in convoy, were torpedoed off West 
      Coast of Ireland. One is reported sinking.
 
      
 
 
 
      By aircraft:-An unknown ship was reported sunk off North West 
      Scotland, and a small British ship (500 tons) was set on fire 
      in St. Georges Channel. Other ships were unsuccessfully attacked 
      in this area and also off Western Approaches.