Damage is reported as follows. In the London area interruptions
were caused to electrical suburban services and a few streets
in the West End are temporarily closed. Dislocation of public
utility services was caused in three districts and services at
one telephone exchange are interrupted. The only damage to war
industry reported was a forty pump fire in a factory engaged
on aircraft work; the fire is under control and two-thirds of
the factory is safe. Casualties appear to be small although reports
are incomplete. Outside London bombs fell on the southern suburbs
of Manchester, in Liverpool and Bootle but no damage of military
importance was caused although some structural damage was done
to Messrs. Lever Bros., Port Sunlight, Cardiff and towns on Tyneside
were visited but there are no reports of serious damage from
these areas.
The naval air station reported as being out of service yesterday
is again in use.
4. Summary of air casualties.
Enemy: Destroyed, Probable, Damaged.
By our fighters
:
Bombers: 1,-,2
Fighters: 3,-,3
By anti-aircraft
Bombers: 1,-,-
Total: 5,-,5
British
5 fighters (2 pilots safe)
Convoys/