aerodrome were also successfully attacked. Results of an offensive 
      sortie at Boulogne were difficult to assess, owing to mist and 
      intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, and searchlights, but 
      some aircraft dropped bombs in the target area. Bombs dropped 
      by Whitleys burst on the Fiat factory causing several fires and 
      explosions, and equally good results were obtained at Milan where 
      one enemy single seater is believed to have been shot down. Yesterday 
      14 Blenheims were despatched against objectives in 1Torthwest 
      Germany, but lack of cloud cover prevented carrying out of the 
      operations. One aircraft is missing. Last night 147 bombers were 
      despatched to the following objectives. Forty-nine Blenheims 
      aerodromes in Northwest France, Holland and Belgium, 9 medium 
      bombers shipping at Boulogne. Seventy-eight heavy bombers as 
      follows: 24 "Gneisenau" at Kiel; 16 Berlin electrical 
      power station near Dessau; 12 oil plant in Hanover; 14 oil storage 
      tanks Gironde Estuary; 12 aqueduct Dortmund Canal and railway 
      targets Northwest Germany. Five heavy bombers and 6 Swordfish 
      were sent mine laying. Three medium bombers are missing and one 
      heavy bomber forced landed in Holland.
 
      
 
 
4. 
German Air Force.
 
      
 
 
Further reports of enemy bombing August 18th as follows. Shoeburyness, 
      150 bombs dropped