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      aircraft destroyed, 2 probable and 1 damaged; 2 Spitfires shot 
      down, 1 pilot missing. Merchant vessel of 2,000 tons was hit 
      by bomb off Norway and another (3,700 tons) probably damaged 
      by near miss off Dutch coast.
 
      
 
 
8. Night of March 13/14th.
 
      153 bombers sent to Hamburg (139) Rotterdam (14); some mine laying 
      and leaflet dropping over Northwest France also carried out. 
      Six aircraft missing and 1 Wellesley shot down over this country. 
      A Beauford torpedoed and sank 3,000 ton merchant vessel off Dutch 
      coast.
 
      
 
 
9. Rhodes
 
      On night of March llth/12th, 5 heavy bombers attacked harbour 
      and 2 aerodromes, at both of which large fires were started.
 
      
 
 
10. German Air Force. March 13th.
 
      About 33 enemy aircraft approached our coasts and 3 R.A.F. stations 
      were attacked.
 
      
 
 
11. Night of March 13/14th.
 
      About 400 aircraft came over of which about 80 concentrated on 
      Glasgow area.
 
      
 
 
12. Bombing was widespread and very (words omitted) Glasgow, 
      Humber, Mersey Side and Southampton areas were attacked. In Glasgow 
      area damage was caused to railway services and docks and high 
      explosives fell in 2 shipbuilding yards; fires were started in 
      Hillingdon industrial estate. At Clydebank fires occured at John 
      Brown's yards and at a Distillery. Serious damage was caused 
      to Royal Ordnance Factory at Dalmuir. On Merseyside considerable 
      damage was caused to property in Wallasey area but
 
      no/