The British Admiralty announced that the submarine HMS Shark
was overdue and must be considered lost.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers attacked aerodromes
at Lisieux and Evreux in Normandy. During night they again
attacked those of Norderney and De Kooy.
Others bombed oil refineries at Hanover and targets at Paderborn,
Hamm, and Osnabruck.
Coastal Command aircraft caused large lires in warehouses
at Willemsoord harbour.
Palestine suffered first air raid when hostile aeroplanes
dropped bombs over Haifa area.
Luftwaffe raiders bombed South Coast town, killing four people.
Bombs were also dropped in, other areas in England, and in
South Wales.
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2194 Days Of War.
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