Page 2. 3rd. Spitfires damaged a guard ship off Dieppe and reported hitting alcohol storage cisterns in Northern France. 3rd/4th. 18 aircraft were sent to Brest where cloud prevented observation, end 10 were sea-mining. 2 are missing. MEDITERRANEAN. Libya. 1st/2nd. Wellington destroyed some mechanical transport west of El Agheila. 2d. During fighter sweeps south of Jedabya. Hurricanes engaged 6 enemy fighters damaging 4 of them. 2 Hurricanes are miss 2nd/3rd. Wellington started a large fire at Tripoli. Italy. 2nd/3rd. 3 Wellington dropped bombs on Naples railway station and near the Air Frame Works causing fires. Malta. 2nd/3rd. For nine hours a total of 26 single aircraft dropped many bombs around Luqa aerodrome, demolishing buildings and causing a number of casualties. 3 Wellington were destroyed on the ground. On 3rd, 8 bombers and fighters attacked Luqa and two other aerodromes all of which wore badly cratered, and 3 more Wellington were destroyed. 3 enemy aircraft were shot down, a third was probably destroyed by fighters and a fourth damaged by anti-aircraft fire FAR EAST. Malaya 2nd. Our fighters provided maximum cover over the reinforcement convoy. Two aircraft were lost but one pilot was rescued. 2nd/3rd. Enem %y aircraft attacked Tengah aerodrome, Singapore, where several buildings were damaged and a direct hit was obtained on a bombproof operations room. No service damage was caused at Singapore itself. One enemy aircraft crashed out of seven which attacked Tanjong Malim. Throughout the 3rd, the enemy maintained fighter patrols over Kuala Selangor and machine gunned movements of our troops. 4. Although the French aircraft industry working for Germany is mainly producing French types, orders were placed on first July still with factories in the occupied zone for 2,060 German type aircraft for delivery between October 1941 and July 1944. About 3/5ths are reconnaissance types including one type for aircraft carriers. The remainder is troop carrying, transport and some trainers. There is evidence that any aircraft under these orders have yet been delive |