One aircraft missing.
 
      7. On the night of January lst/2nd ten Wellingtons
 
      dropped 18 tons of bombs on the port and shipping at Tripoli. 
      Two or three merchant ships received direct hits. All our aircraft 
      returned undamaged.
 
      
 
 
8. 
German Air Force.
 Night of January 2nd/3rd
 
      about 170 enemy aircraft were operating main concentration being 
      directed against the Cardiff area. Our night fighters damaged 
      one enemy bomber over South coast and probably destroyed another 
      over France.
 
      
 
 
9. Aircraft casualties in operations over and
 
      from British Isles:
 
      
Enemy: 
by our fighters 
Destroyed
 
Damaged
 
      By day 1 1
 
      Probable by night 
1 1
 
      Total 2 2
 
      
British:
 One bomber missing.
 
      
 
 
10. 
Home Security.
 Night of January 2nd/3rd. Cardiff. 
      One ship in docks was hit. Three gasometers were hit and gas 
      supplies have temporarily failed. Extensive damage was done to 
      private and commercial property principally in the centre of 
      the city.