-4-
 
      
 
 
A training type machine, carrying mail from France to Jersey, 
      landed intact in Sussex.
 
      
 
 
British:
 
      20 fighters (7 pilots and 3 air gunners killed or missing)
 
      
 
 
5. shipping casualties:
 
      By U-boats: British Ships (4,000 tons) inward bound in convoy 
      was torpedoed off 
 
      north-west Scotland, a tug has been sent to assist. In addition, 
      3 British ships in outward bound convoy (total tonnage 12,500) 
      were torpedoes in Northwestern approaches; two ( 7,800 tons ) 
      were sunk.
 
      
 
 
6. Middle East. On August 27th, 17 Blenheims set fire to 2 
      ships and obtained hits on Jetty in Derna harbor. Gladiators 
      covered the withdrawal and all aircraft returned safely. Yesterday 
      enemy aircraft dropped bombs near Alexandria causing only minor 
      damage, and also flew over Port Said.
 
      
 
 
Palestine. On August 27th, 10 Italian bombers attacked oil 
      refineries and marshalling yards at Haifa. An oil cistern was 
      hit, but not fired; other damage was negligible, casualties slight.
 
      
 
 
Sudan. On August 26th, a mechanised patrol composed of British 
      Sudanese troops raided an enemy port of Kassala. The raid was 
      successful, the post was set on fire and many casualties inflicted. 
      Our casualties killed and wounded were 13.