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      During daylight enemy activity was slight and the only aircraft 
      casualty was 1 enemy seaplane shot down in Hull. During an attack 
      on a Shropshire aerodrome in the morning, l0 medium bombers were 
      destroyed on the ground and there was also damage to some of 
      the aerodrome buildings.
 
      Enemy balloons with a small explosive charge operated by clock-work 
      For scattering leaflets have been reported from various districts 
      of Eastern England and Midlands.
 
      During the night of October 16th/17th enemy activity was on a 
      heavy scale until midnight. The main attack was directed against 
      London and suburbs, but a small number of machines visited Wales 
      and the Midlands. Preliminary reports indicate that damage and 
      casualties were caused over a wide area although they were much 
      less serious than on the previous night. In the London area I 
      large fire was reported in a chemical works and small fires in 
      3 other Factories. Birmingham was again raided and the railway 
      station was hit but the main damage was to house property and 
      on a very much smaller scale than the previous night. Other bombing 
      was reported from Mersey-Side, East Anglia, Yorkshire, South 
      Wales, Plymouth area and Kent.
 
      Seaplane
 
      
 
 
4. Summary of Air Casualties.
 
      Enemy Destroyed, Probable, Damaged
 
      Seaplane: 1,0,1
 
      Unidentified/