Telegram received from London dated October 28th, 1940.
 
       
 
      1. 
Naval.
 The "Empress of Britian" was taken 
      in tow yesterday but sank after an explo %sion early this morning.
 
      
 
 
2.
 Royal Air Force. 
Daylight October 27th. At dusk 
      a Blenheim on patrol bombarded hangars at Cherbourg aerodrome 
      and started fires.
 
      
 
 
Night of October 27th/28th. Clouds and haze over targets again 
      made location and observation of results difficult. Main attack 
      directed against oil targets at Hamburg (Wilhelmsburg), where 
      extensive fire resulted, 0stermoor (Kiel Canal), Synthetic oil 
      plant at Gelsenkirchen, Braunkohlen Benzin synthetic oil plantar 
      Magdeburg, oil plant at Hanover where small fire started, Deutsche 
      Erdoel Coke-oven batteries at Gelsenkirchen, where explosion 
      caused and Rhenania 0ssag oil refinery at Hamburg, fires resulting. 
      Other targets attacked were marshalling yards at Krefeld, Mannheim, 
      Hamm, 0snabruck, a large explosion being caused at Hamm and fires 
      at 0snabruck; Skoda works at Plzen; naval base at Lorient, bursts 
      being observed on docks, channel ports of 0stend where three 
      fires started, Antwerp and Flushing; aerodromes in France and 
      Holland. Two of our aircraft missing.
 
      
 
 
3. 
German Air Force
. Night of October 26th/27th (further 
      reports). In London area casualties so far reported are 57 killed 
      and 160 injured. Those at Birmingham are now reported as 75 killed 
      and 210 wounded.
 
      Daylight/