7. January llth. Nine medium bombers operating singly attacked
shipping in Dutch harbours and off the coast. One is missing.
8. Night of 11/12. Forty-seven aircraft were sent out - 36
to attack docks and Tirpitz at Wilhelmshaven and ll to Royal
Arsenal at Turin; in addition five heavy bombers were sent mine
laying.
9.
LIBYA.
Hurricanes maintained offensive patrols over
Tobruk area throughout January 10th. They shot down one enemy
fighter and destroyed six others on the ground with machine gun
fire.
10.
ERITREA
. Night of 9/10. Our bombers attacked Italian
workship and aircraft repair
depot - several fires were started.
11.
ETHIOPIA.
On January 9th six of our aircraft dive-bombed
an Italian landing ground and destroyed two machines on the ground
and probably destroyed a third.
12
GERMAN AIR FORCE.
Night of 11/12. About 105 enemy
aircraft made a short concentrated attack pn London.
13. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from British
Isles.
Enemy:1 probably by Anti-aircraft night ll/12 ·
British: 1 bomber missing.
14.
11th. H0ME SECURITY.
Night of 11/12. Attack on
London lasted about three hours and both high explosives and
incendiary bombs were dropped in more than 50 districts; fires
were started but were quickly