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in suburban area of southwest London. Later about five o'clock 
      more enemy aircraft crossed the south coast and penetrated inland 
      where aerodromes were attacked. Slight damage was caused at Farnborough 
      and at Nanston,three of our aircraft were destroyed on the ground 
      in dive bombing attack. About fifteen aeroplanes were destroyed 
      on the ground at Tangmere and three more at an aerodrome near 
      Portsmouth. Bombs dropped in suburban area caused some temporary 
      dislocation of railways.
 
      
 
 
Casualties due to bombing reported yesterday:
 
      
 
 
R.A.F. personnel, killed 16, wounded 19, civilians killed 
      12, wounded 192.
 
      
 
 
Little enemy activity last night but isolated machines dropped 
      bombs in South Wales and Portsmouth areas and at Ipswich. Electricity 
      plant at an armament works at Cardiff was put out of action. 
      Mine laying suspected off Isle of Wight and parachutes were dropped 
      in Worcestershire but evidence points to absence of parachutist 
      personnel.
 
      
 
 
Air Casualties: Enemy casualties inflicted by our fighters 
      as follows: bombers destroyed 33, probable 17, damaged 25; fighters 
      33, 12, 7 respectively; unidentified 6, nil, 9 
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