4. Summary of Air Casualties. Enemy. Destroyed, Probable, Damaged By our Fighters: Fighters. 3,1,1 British: 6 fighters (2 pilots sa %fe) 5. Shipping Casualties. By U-boat. It is known that an Esthonian ship (1200 tons) was torpedoed and sunk in the northwestern approaches on October 13th. A British ship (5400 tons) and a Norwegian ship (5800 tons), were torpedoed and sunk while in outward bound convoy in the northwestern approaches on October 20th; 31 survivors from the former and I from the latter have been picked up. A convoy of 21 ships has arrived in United Kingdom ports. Cargoes included crude oil, 3 of iron ore and 2 of steel. 6 . Middle East. Egypt and Libya. On October 21st 3 Blenheims attacked a water pipe line near Sollum, Water tanks were straddled and 2 groups of mechanical transport were hit. Two Hurricanes inflicted casualties on an enemy working party and destroyed 6 mechanical transport. During the night of October 21st-22nd about 9 enemy aircraft bombed the Alexandria area. Some grounded aircraft were damaged in Aboukir. Eritrea. Buildings were hit and a fire was started at Asmara during an attack by our aircraft on the night of October 20th- 21st. |