-2-
Le Touquet. Three of our fighters shot down
by enemy fighters. Focke-Wulf shot down by Beaufort
fighter off North-West Ireland.
9. Night of April 16-17. 106 bombers sent
to Bremen - 13 others sea-mining. One missing and two shot
down by enemy fighters over this country.
10.
Libya.
Night of April 14-15. Heavy
bombers attacked enemy aerodromes, destroying 2 aircraft
destroying buildings and mechanical transport.
11. April 16th. Our medium bombers inflicted
heavy casualties on enemy columns in Tobruk and
Capuzzo areas; our fighters destroyed four transport aircraft.
12.
Greece
. Night of April 14-15. Our
bombers destroyed the bridge over the Vardar at Veles and
following night bombed enemy columns behind the line of operations.
13.
German Air Force
. April 16th. No
activity of importance.
14. Night of April 16-17. About 450 enemy
aircraft over London about 60 elsewhere. London attack
long and heavy and chiefly on the centre and southern districts.
Considerable damage to private property
by blast and fire. Several streets obstructed by craters or debris.
Damage to docks comparatively light
and little damage to important factories reported. A 100 pump
fire started in goods-yard and large fires
caused in Oxford Street, a Royal Air Force supply depot and British
Broadcasting Corporation. All
under control by day break. Casualties thought heavy.
15.
Greece
. On April 14-15, heavy attacks
on our aerodromes and on the Piraeus squadron of
Blenheims