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      aircraft at 3.30 but raiding in the Midlands continued until 
      5.30. There was an increase in enemy mine-laying operations off 
      the East Coast.
 
      In the  %London area fires were caused in Poplar district and at 
      a cold storage plant in the docks and a certain amount of temporary 
      dislocation to suburban railway services was caused.
 
      At Coventry the scale of the attack was fairly heavy and several 
      large fires were started. Damage, the extent of which is not 
      yet known, was caused at two engineering works and at an ordnance 
      factory. Casualties are estimated at 23 killed and 16 injured.
 
      
 
 
4. 
Summary of air casualties.
 Figures for the period 
      covering this summary are as follows:
 
      
Enemy Day.
 
      By fighters Destroyed, Probable, Damaged
 
      
Bombers: -,-,1
 
      Fighters: 7,5,5
 
      Night
 
      By anti-aircraft fire
 
      Types unknown: 1,2,-
 
      Cause unknown: 1,-,-
 
      
Totals
: 9,7,6
 
      British: Three fighters (all pilots safe).
 
      
 
 
5. 
Shipping casualties.
 As the result of an attack 
      by U-boat on a homeward bound convoy from west Atlantic during 
      the night of October 19th/2Oth in North Western approaches eleven 
      ships British, Allied and neutral of a total approximate tonnage 
      of 63,800 tons were either damaged or sunk. Three ships were 
      tankers and other cargoes included chiefly steel and lumber. 
      Three
 
      hundred/