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      Photographic reconnaissance was unsuccessful on account of the 
      weather.
 
      
 
 
Fiat at Turin and Caproni at Milan. At least twenty-eight 
      aircraft located these targets. Fifteen tons of H.E. and 800 
      incendiaries dropped on each, major bursts observed in target 
      areas. Road and rail junctions also bombed at Turin and a blast 
      furnace attacked in vicinity.
 
      
 
 
Yesterday all medium bombers returned safely from operations, 
      though majority unable to reach objectives owing to unfavourable 
      weather. Four aerodromes in Northern France however were attacked, 
      at one of which hits observed on hangars. In early afternoon 
      Sunderland aircraft escorting convoy off the west coast of Scotland 
      was attacked by enemy four-engined land plane. Enemy aircraft 
      broke off engagement after being hit; Sunderland forced to return 
      owing to tank damage from cannon fire.
 
      
 
 
Last night eighty-three aircraft sent to attack enemy aerodromes 
      and oil targets in occupied France and railway targets in north 
      west Germany. Four aircraft did not return.
 
      
 
 
3. 
German Air Force.
 Now reported that Perham M.T. 
      School was bombed on afternoon of August 13th. Damage caused 
      to workshop and several lorries; casualties ten killed and twenty-three 
      wounded.
 
      
 
 
Enemy attacks yesterday were on a much lighter scale chiefly 
      directed against aerodromes, ten of which attacked. Except for 
      three aircraft destroyed at Manston, where two enemy fighters 
      brought down by ground defences, only further damage was to two