The British liner Highland Patriot was sunk by a U-boat in
Atlantic.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Bombers attacked munitions
factory at Berlin, power stations at Duisburg and Cologne,
oil plants, goods yards, railway junction, canal docks in
North Germany, several enemy aerodromes and bases at Rotterdam,
Flushing, and along the Channel coast, particularly. Boulogne
harbour and gun positions near Cap Gris Nez.
Coastal Command flying-boat fought 20 minute battle with three
Messerschmitts
Bf 109 off Ushant, damaged them and drove them off.
Several abortive day attacks made on south of England. Small
number of Luftwaffe aircraft reached London and dropped bombs.
Train and streets in Southeast district machine-gunned by
Junkers Ju 87
bomber which was later brought down.
Two Welsh coastal towns raided. Luftwaffe night raiders flew
over Central London in spite of intense antiaircraft barrage.
Incendiaries and high-explosive bombs fell in north-west and
northern suburbs. Large hospital in East London damaged heavy
bombs struck houses in west London and there were many casualties.
Church burnt out in North London. Bombs fell on Merseyside
town and several others in north-west England. Houses and
industrial buildings damaged and number of casualties. Midlands
town heavily attacked.
Bombs fell at numerous points in Southeast‘ England,
and also off Louth-Meath coast. Luftwaffe lost five plains,
Britain three.
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