morning. He is also consolidating his position about 12 miles south of perimeter under cover of several tanks. 6. Royal Air Force . 11th/12th. Emden. Twenty aircraft attacked, dropping 29 tons of bombs fires started. Coastal aircraft off Norway hit a merchant vessel of 4,500 tons, another 1,000 tons which was left sinking and a fish oil factory, which was set on fire. Two Beauforts mined an enemy occupied French harbor and a third is miss 7. 12th. 24 Blenheims escorted by 19 fighter squadrons attacked Boulogne docks and 12 Blenheims escorted by 2 fighter squadrons bombed convoy off Dutch Coast hitting a tanker of 5,000 tons and a timber ship. Fighters destroyed 7 enemy fighters. Our losses were 2 Blenheims and 2 Spitfires. 8. 12th/13th . 376 aircraft were sent out. Nurnberg and Siemens Works 142 including 16 heavy: Bremen 99: Huls Chemical Works 95, including 11 heavy: Boulogne Docks 24: Ruth searchlights 5: mine laying 5. 11 aircraft, including 2 heavy/one missing and 5 crashed, including a Halifax in Sea; 1 crew safe. Preliminary reports state: weather at Numembarg was good and visit successful. 55 aircraft reported huge fires also at Bremen. 9. A Hudson obtained 1 hit on a 1,000 ton ship off Dutch Coast. 10. Libya. 1Oth/11th. 17 Wellingtons bombed Derna and 10 Blenheims Bardia. At former power station and at latter M.T. workshops were set on fi 11. Reference yesterday' s summary paragraph Mediterranean. Considered 2 ships of this convoy were sunk and 1 or 2 damaged. |