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      Daylight of October 27th. During the day the enemy displayed 
      considerable activity over the channel and a number of occasional 
      aircraft penetrated a short distance inland. Five formations 
      of about 50 aircraft each flew towards London and on three occasions 
      small numbers penetrated to the London area. Towards five o'clock 
      larger formations approached up the Thames estuary. Our fighters 
      intercepted and bombing was on a minor scale. As a preliminary 
      to night operations, a dusk attack was made on nine aerodromes 
      in Eastern England and some damage and casualties to Royal Air 
      Force personnel occurred. Day bombing accounted for damage at 
      one gas works in East London and to sewage plant in a southern 
      outer suburb.
 
      
 
 
Night of October 27th/28th. Night operations on the usual 
      scale were carried out principally against London, Coventry and 
      Liverpool. After midnight activity was reduced, though a few 
      single raids were maintained over London area. Our anti-aircraft 
      guns shot down two and possibly three enemy bombers during the 
      night. Mine-laying was carried out off the east coast. Little 
      serious damage has been reported from London area and casualties 
      seem fewer than usual. At Coventry several fires, which were 
      all extinguished by eleven p.m. were caused and Armstrong-Siddeley 
      works were again hit. Damage was also done to General Post 0ffice. 
      At Liverpool damage and casualties were slight.
 
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