The British Admiralty reported sinking of ocean going U-boat
in Atlantic after being twice bombed by Australian flying-boat.
The merchant cruiser HMS Vandyck reported sunk by air attack
on
10 June 1940.
The Air Ministry disclosed that as result of recent planned
action of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) double aqueduct
of Dortmund-Ems canal had been put out of action. The British
Royal Air Force (RAF) made further attacks on barge concentrations
in Holland and Belgium.
Coastal Command aircraft` shot down Luftwaffe bomber in Channel,
During night the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers attacked
aerodromes at Merville and Hertogenbosch. Oil depots in the
Ruhr and Ghent set onfire.
Further raids on Tobruk harbour during night of
16-
17
July 1940. Other objectives attacked at El Gubbi, Libya, and
at Assab`and`Agordat, Eritrea. Home Front.
Single Luftwaffe raider dropped ll . bombs in Southeast England.
Woman and child killed, and others injured.
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2194 Days Of War.
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