-2- 29th/30th. Bombing operations cancelled. About 55 enemy aircraft were operating chiefly over Northeast England. About 25 crossed the coast. Our fighters destroyed one enemy bomber and two other aircraft are believed destroyed. MEDITERRANEAN. LIBYA. 28th. Weather being bad in the JEDABYA area our light bombers concentrated against enemy positions in BARDIA. 4 Blenheims attacked tanker near HOMS (L) and on 28th/29th 4 Wellingtons bombed TRIPOLI (L). GREECE and CRETE. 28th/29th. Wellingtons were sent to attack ISALAMIS Naval base and oil installations at the PIRAEUS. Owing to bad weather only three aircraft attacked their primary objective with unobserved results and 8 others bombed the aerodromes at SUDA BAY and HERAKLION where the runway was hit. MALTA. 28th/29th. 10 aircraft attacked, one was shot down by A.A. fire. 29th. 9 attacks were made by a total of 36 aircraft. One German fighter and probably a second were destroyed. 3 Hurricanes were lost. 2 Blenheims were damaged on the ground. FAR EAST. MALAYA . 28th/29th. 4 Blenheims attacked SUNGEI PATANI aerodrome causing fires and a large explosion. One Blenheim is missing. 29th. An attack by 18 enemy aircraft on KLUANG aerodrome caused little damage. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 28th. MEDAN aerodrome, North-east SUMATRA, was heavily bombed. Report of enemy parachute troops dropped is not confirmed. (III) AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONS OVER AND FROM THE BRITISH ISLES. German - One destroyed. Two probable. (IV) HOME SECURITY Bombing apparently directed upon the NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE area was heavier than of late, but scattered. There was some damage to house property and some casualties. (V) JAPANESE AIR FORCE Reference summary of 21st, paragraph six. The forces operating from INDO-CHINA, SIAM and MALAYA have now been increased to about 560 aircraft of all types. In addition the number of land based hea %vy bombers in the Pacific Islands has been increased by a second squadron to a total of 24 aircraft. |