Subsequently our fleet was attacked by aircraft for four hours,
but suffered no damage. Four enemy aircraft were certainly destroyed,
and probably two more.
Naval aircraft attacked Italian Naval Base in the Dodecanese
on the night of October 13th-14th. Attack was a complete surprise
and many hits obtained on military targets.
British destroyer and aircraft attacked and probably damaged
enemy submarine in the Eastern Mediterranean on August 10th.
2. Royal Air Force.
During the night of October 14th-15th four German synthetic oil
plants were attacked successfully and particularly severe damage
was inflicted on two of them. Successful attacks also made on
Le Havre. Military objectives near the center of Berlin and gas
works, marshalling yards and aerodrome in the same city were
also attacked. Secondary targets attacked included aerodromes,
docks, railway targets, and factories in Northwest Germany. During
the night of October 15th-16th one hundred and fifty-six aircraft
were dispatched to attack Channel ports, Kiel shipbuilding yards,
aluminum works, marshalling yards, oil plants and oil stocks
in Germany, shipping at Lorient and at Flushing. Mine laying
also carried out. All aircraft returned safely. Reports not yet
available.
3. German Air Force.
From reports so far received about 170 persons were killed and
650 injured in London region during the night of October 14th-15th.
Six major raids, consisting almost entirely
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