-6- (2) Norway. In one raid on June 26th, 17 German aircraft were destroyed. 500 tons of oil were destroyed at Dolvik. (3) Denmark.Petrol tanks at Nyborg have been completely destroyed. (4) France. After our bombardment of oil refinery and storage plants on Gironde Estuary during the night of August 14th/15th, photographs were taken on August 20th. Some oil tanks at one plant, and oil refinery works at another, were left burning. At least 6 storage cisterns have been destroyed. The refinery itself has been considerably destroyed. (B) Mining Operations. 21 vessels have been sunk by mines in The sound between July 6th and July 27th.At the end of July, there was virtually no traffic in these waters. In months of May, June, and July, German losses alone due to our mines are estimated at 22 ships of a total tonnage of 93,910 tons. In Oslo Fjord a transport was sunk in June, and on August 11th a minesweeper and 3 other German ships arrived in port damaged and port was closed for 3 days. |