-3- 4. EXTRACTS FROM PHOTOGRAPHIC AND INTELLIGENCE REPORTS ON RESULTS OF AIR ATTACKS ON ENEMY TERRITORY IN EUROPE BREMEN. 21st/22nd January - Two large grain depots were destroyed. FRANCE. - Photographs taken on l0th February show the alcohol distillery at PERIERS attacked by fighters two months previously, totally inactive. 4. OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT BATTLE CASUALTIES METROPOLITAN AREA. British in the Air - Bombers 19, Fighters 20, Coastal ll - total 50. One Fighter Command Pilot is safe. Enemy - 7 bombers destroyed, 5 damaged; 17 fighters destroyed, seven probably destroyed, 18 damaged, miscellaneous - one destroyed - total 25 destroyed, 7 probably destroyed and 23 damaged. MIDDLE EAST. (Including MALTA) - British - 1 Bomber in the air and 3 on the ground, 20 Fighters in the air, Coastal (Recco) 3 in the air. Total 24 in the air and 3 on the ground. 4 pilots and 1 crew are safe. Enemy - 14 bombers destroyed, 8 probably destroyed, 13 damaged, 26 Fighters destroyed, 6 probably destroyed, 15 damaged, 1 miscellaneous damaged. Total 40 destroyed, 14 probably destroyed and 29 damaged. EAR EAST (ABDA AREA) British and Allied - 6 bombers in the air, 1 Fighter do and one miscellaneous do. Total 8 in the air. One pilot is safe. Enemy - 2 bombers destroyed, 2 probable, 6 Fighters destroyed, one probable, 3 miscellaneous destroyed. Total eleven destroyed and 3 probably destroyed. Note: no account is taken of enemy aircraft destroyed on the ground in any theater of British naval aircraft casualties. 6. HOME SECURITY. Estimated civilian casualties for week ending 0600/18th. 8 killed and 12 seriously wounded. |