The British Admiralty announced that the submarine HMS Salmon
was considerably overdue and must be presumed lost. The trawler
HMS Crestilower was reported sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) and French bombers attacked
oil depots at Rotterdam, and Bremen; aircraft .factories at
Wismarj, Bremen, Rotenburg, Kassel, and Gottingen goods yards
at Hammand Soest and aerodromes in France, Holland and Belgium.
Coastal Command aircraft bombed 14,000 ton Kriegsmarine supply
ship. Other aircraft set fire to oil tanks at Ghent.
Luftwaffe raids reported over various areas of Britain. In
English Channel six Hurricanes, encountered 80
Dorniers
Do 17 and
Messerschmitts
Bf 109. Four raiders shot down.
General Smuts lbroadcast to United Kingdom and United States
of America on a free Europe.
Czechoslovak Govt. British recognition granted to Provisional
Czechoslovak Government, with Dr. Benes as Premier.
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