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      bombers; Eindhoven aerodrome, 3 heavy bombers; mine laying was 
      carried out by 14 aircraft and I machine was detailed to drop 
      leaflets in northern France. All our aircraft have returned. 
      
 
      
 
 
3. German Air Force.
 
      Night of October 9th-lOth. Later reports.
 
      Some temporary interruptions to road and telephone communications 
      and public utility services are reported from the London area 
      where casualties were approximately 79 killed and 31 seriously 
      wounded; at 0ha~tham a bomb fell in a barracks where 5 persons 
      were killed and lO seriously wounded.
 
      
 
 
During the daylight of October lOth four major formations 
      of enemy aircraft crossed the coast. Two of these consisting 
      of 50 and lO0 aircraft respectively came between 8.30 and lO.O0 
      a.m.; the First penetrated to the eastern outskirts of London 
      while the second remained over the Dover area. At mid-day lO0 
      aircraft operated in the Weymouth area for a short time but did 
      not penetrate far inland. At 3.15. p.m. a raid took place in 
      the Thames estuary area while a patrol of about ?0 aircraft remained 
      off Dover; by 4.00 o'clock all had recrossed the coast. As a 
      result of interception by our fighters 4 enemy aircraft were 
      destroyed. During these raids bombs were dropped in southeastern 
      London suburbs causing some casualties and outside London damage 
      to property was caused at seaside resorts on the east and southeast 
      coasts.
 
      During the night of October 10th-llth London was again the main 
      objective. Until ll.O0 p.m. activity was on a normal scale but 
      diminished later on. Isolated aircraft operated widely over the 
      country.
 
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