21st/22nd. 121 aircraft sent out - BREMEN 55, EMDEN 38, leaf-lets (PARIS area) 12. Seven medium bombers are missing. Sixty enemy aircraft were operating most of them sea-mining and against shipping off the East C LIBYA SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. 20th. Bad weather restricted operations, Four Blenheims obtained hits on barracks West of HOMS (L) and damaged a bomber on OOUARA aerodrome. 20th/21st. Three Wellington bombed TRIPOLI (L). MALTA. SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 21st. The Island was attacked by a total of 70 Junkers 88 and Messerschmidts 109. Three Harricanes on the ground were damaged at HAL FAR aerodrome, Our fighter operations were severely hampered since two aerodromes were under water. MALAYA. SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 19th. Three additional Buffaloes reported missing and three enemy aircraft probably destroyed. 20th. Our bombers attacked KUALA LUMPUR aerodrome and fighters intercepted six enemy bombers in the BAKRI area forcing them to jettison their bombs and destroyed one of them. About 100 enemy aircraft attacked SINGAPORE ISLAND causing damage and casualties at two aerodromes, one Hudson was destroyed and two Buffaloes damaged on the ground, slight damage was also caused at the naval base. Our fighters including 14 Hnrricanes, intercepted and destroyed three enemy bombers and one fighter and damaged three other aircraft. Three Hurricanes are missing, one pilot safe. Anti-aircraft shot down three enemy aircraft in Central JOHORE. BURMA. SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 20th. Six Blenheims, escorted by American fighters, attacked MESOD aerodrome, all bombs fell in the target area starting fires and two enemy aircra %ft were destroyed. Two Buffaloes were shot down over MOULMEIN. 21st. RAHENG aerodrome, 100 miles east of MOULMEIN was success-fully attacked. 4. AIRCRAFT CASUALTIES IN OPERATIONS OVER AND FROM THE BRITISH ISLES. British - 7 bombers and 1 Catalina - 8. 5. It is estimated that aircraft production in Germany the Protectorate and Poland has now risen to about 2,500 per month, including about 1,700 operational types. These include some 570 long range bombers, 190 short- range bombers, 440 single engined fighters and 215 twin-engined fighters. Al-though skilled labor is probably a limiting factor a further increase must be reckoned with during 1942. |