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      During the daylight on October 9th 8 Blenheims were dispatched. 
      One scored direct hits on an oil target at Hamburg and others 
      attacked barges, railway tracks an %d an aerodrome in Holland.
 
      During the night of October 9th-lOth 82 aircraft were sent out 
      to the following targets: invasion ports 20 medium bombers, railway 
      communications 6 heavy bombers, oil target Cologne 18 heavy bombers, 
      an aluminum works 17 heavy bombers, Krupp's works at Essen 20 
      heavy bombers.
 
      Mine laying was also carried out and 4 aircraft were detailed 
      to drop leaflets in the Lille area and over Paris and Guernsey. 
      Twelve medium bombers of the coastal command also attacked Boulogne 
      and Brest; at the former place fires were caused at the railway 
      station and explosions in the docks and at Brest our pilots reported 
      a probable hit on I destroyer and 2 hits on another destroyer. 
      From all these operations 2 aircraft have failed to return. 
 
      
 
 
3. German Air Force.
 
      Night of October 8th-9th. Later reports.
 
      In the London area some damage was caused to public utility services 
      but none was of major importance. Some machine gunning by low 
      flying aircraft occurred in the country districts; no military 
      damage was reported although 19 unexploded bombs were dropped 
      at Southampton airport.
 
      During the daylight on October 9th there
 
      were 2 main raids; the first by about 100 aircraft during the 
      morning which passed London on the east and went towards Essex 
      and then turned away; and later by
 
      about 170 enemy aircraft in the afternoon, some of which entered/