Telegram received from London dated February 5th, 1941.
1. Naval. On the 4th several attacks were made by enemy aircraft
on two East-Coast convoy. No damage to ships reported.
2. Night of the 4th-5th. Twenty-one tons of bombs were dropped
on naval dockyard at Brest. Photographs taken on the 4th and
night of the 4th-5th showed Hipper class cruiser to be no longer
there. Shipping at Cherbourg and Fokke-Wulf establishment at
Bordeaux also attacked.
3. Royal Air Force. By day of the 4th. Two sweeps by formations
of fighters were carried out over Boulogne Area. No opposition
was met.
4. Night of the 4th-5th. 157 bombers despatched against various
targets.
5. In Libya ard Eritrea our aircraft harassed the enemy ground
forces and destroyed 36 motor transport vehicles in Varce area.
6. German Air Force. Daylight. Activity over land negligible
but four enemy aircraft destroyed and one damaged in interceptions
over our Coasts.
7. Night of 4th-5th. Enemy activity was fairly considerable
and occurred chiefly over Eastern England. Our night fighter
patrols destroyed one enemy bomber over Sussex.
8. Aircraft casualties in operations over and from British
Isles.
German: By our fighters
4 destroyed - 1 damaged by night fighters
1 destroyed
Total 5 destroyed - 1 damaged.
British