Borkum town setting fire to buildings.
 
      Quay- side at Heligoland was machine gunned. Early on night of 
      April 10th a Blenheim scored direct hit 
 
      on 8,000 ton merchant vessel off the French Coast.
 
      
 
 
8. 
Night of April 10th/11th
 
      Bomber Command sent out 122 aircraft to Brest (53), Dusseldorf 
      54, Merignac aerodrome Bordeaux 11, 
 
      and Rotterdam upper harbour. Seven aircraft missing.
 
      
 
 
9. 
LIBYA. 
 
      Reported that during recent operations sixteen enemy aircraft 
      shot down and nine destroyed on the ground
 
      and advancing enemy columns and M.T. heavily bombed and machine 
      gunned. Our losses two hurricanes
 
      missing, one Hurricane destroyed, pilot safe, and 6 aircraft 
      damaged on the ground during attack on Derna
 
      aerodrome.
 
      
 
 
10. 
GERMAN AIR FORCE
.
 
      APRIL 10TH. Enemy activity chiefly off the Coasts. Two enemy 
      aircraft destroyed.
 
      
 
 
11. 
Night of April 10th/llth.
 
      Estimated about 224 enemy aircraft operating 12 of which mine-laying. 
      0ur night fighters destroyed 10, 
 
      probably destroyed 4 more and damaged 2 others.
 
      
 
 
12.
 HOME SECURITY.
 Night of April 10th/11th.
 
      Chief centres attacked were Birmingham and Coventry and several 
      fires started at the latter town, all under
 
      control by 6:00 a.m. Casualties appear not heavy.