Skua aircraft of Fleet Air Arm attacked two Kriegsmarine transports
at Haugesund, Norway, one being hit.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out daylight reconnaissances
over Holland and North Sea antiaircraft position near Ainsterdam
and aerodrome at Flushing bombed. During night 30 German aerodromes
were attacked. Other aircraft bombed naval base at Kiel, oil
refinery at Hanover, power station at Zschornewitz, north
of Leipzig, Dortmund Ems Canal and other lines of communication.
Oil tanks near Bordeaux attacked.
War Office announced ithat British forces in Somaliland had
been successfully evacuated.
During night the British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers attacked
Derna harbour, petrol dump at Bir el Gobi, and aerodrorne
at El Gubbi.
Luftwaffe raids on Britain were , on minor scale, Five aircraft
brought down. Three British fighters lost but pilots of two
safe. Dock in South Wales and several aerodromes were attacked.
Go To: 20th
August
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
For a complete list of
sources
