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      8. The night of the 19th/20th. About 150 enemy aircraft were 
      operating of which 35 were mine-laying. Activity was chiefly 
      over London, home counties and Hampshire. Two enemy bombers were 
      certalnly destroyed during the night, and two more probably.
 
      
 
 
9. 
Malta.
 
      January 19th. Eighty German bombers escorted by several Italian 
      fighters dive-bombed the Grand harbour and dockyards. Eight of 
      our aircraft intercepted and destroyed eleven enemy including 
      ten bombers, probably destroyed three others and damaged four 
      more. In addition anti-aircraft claim to have shot down six bombers. 
      One Hurricane is missing. Damage was caused to Government property 
      in the dockyard and to civilian property elsewhere, no casualties 
      reported.
 
      10. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from the British 
      Isles:
 
      
 
 
Enemy
 
Destroyed
 
Probable
 
      By A.A. fire night of
 
      16th/17th 1 nil.
 
      By A.A. fire night of
 
      17th/18th 1 "
 
      By A.A. fire night of
 
      19th/2Oth 2 2
 
      British: Nil.
 
      
 
 
11. 
Home Security. 
 
      The night of the 19th/20th. Bombing was spasmodic and distributed 
      although London and Southampton areas received chief attention.
 
      Apart from one case of industrial damage in East