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/ |