Text Version


                                                            
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
          Telegram from London dated October 25th.          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
Correction to telegram dated October 24th: in second paragraph 
      for H.M.S. "Maori" read H.M.S. "Cossack" 
      and for "10 miles" read "ll0 miles." (Latest 
      reports state that H.M.S. Oossack is proceeding to harbor in 
                              tow).                         
 
                                                            
 
 
Night 20th/21st a cruiser force bombarded enemy battery east 
        of Tobruk and destroyers bombarded Bardia Harbor.   
 
                                                            
 
 
On October 24th a medium size German merchant vessel off the 
       south coast of Norway was set on fire by a Beaufort. 
 
                                                            
 
 
Two minesweeping trawlers were mined and sunk in the Thames 
                     estuary on 0ctober 24th.               
 
      Partly due to 8 ships sunk in homeward-bound Canadian convoy 
      shipping losses were heavier during last week, U-boats being 
                       mainly responsible.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
vy weather in the Atlantic caused damage to several destroye
 
                                                            
 
 
Casualties during last week in air operations over and from 
      this country: Royal Air Force 24 bombers 14 fighters, German 
      Air Force 4 bombers destroyed, 1 probable, 3 damaged, 21 fighters 
      destroyed, 8 probable, 6 damaged; Middle East: Royal Air Force 
      4 bombers destroyed, 5 damaged, 2 fighters destroyed, German 
      Air Force 3 fighters, 1 probable, 1 damaged, Italian Air Force 
                       1 bomber destroyed.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
On the night of 20th/21st and the following day a total of 
      over 25 aircraft dropped 26 tons of H.E. on Benghazi harbor, 
         hits being scored on moles and railway sidings.    
 
                                                            
 
 
On the night of 22nd/23rd 61 tons of H.E. and 3600 incendiaries 
      were dropped on Mannheim, 27 tons of H.E. on the docks at Havre, 
      20 tons an Brest. 
View Original View Previous Page View Next Page Return to Folder IndexReturn to Box Index