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Aircraft casualties.
 
      Enemy: Destroyed, Probable, Damaged
 
      By fighters
 
      Bombers: 1,2,3
 
      Fighters: 3,2,2
 
      Totals: 4,4,5
 
      Our losses. 1 aircraft, pilot safe. 3 bombers missing.
 
      
 
 
4. Shipping casualties.
 
      Our British ship (3,700 tons) and a Greek ship (4,400 tons) in 
      a homeward bound convoy were torpedoed and sunk in northwestern 
      approaches on October 9th. A British ship (5,000 tons) in a homeward 
      bound convoy which was torpedoed off the Hebrides on October 
      8th has now sunk.
 
      
 
 
5. Middle East.
 
      On October 8th our medium bombers attacked enemy aircraft on 
      a landing ground at Bardia and mechanical transport and targets 
      n the Sollum area with good results. One enemy aircraft was shot 
      down by ground forces while attacking our forward troops.
 
      Eritrea.
 
      On October 9th Blenheims attacked a suspected ammunition dump 
      at Assab where fires started the previous morning were still 
      burning.
 
      
 
 
6. Germany
 
      
 
 
Germany has at the moment 4 divisions on Slovakia, 11 divisions 
      in Austria, 8 divisions in the protectorate and 10 divisions 
      in south Poland. Of these 4 divisions are armored and at least 
      1 motorized. The majority of these divisions could be available 
      against Romania if required.
 
      7. There are positive indications that invasion preparation continue 
      unremittingly