The British Admiralty announced that a HMS submarine had sunk
a German torpedo boat off French coast, and the submarine
HMS Regent destroyed Italian supply ship in Mediterranean.
Violent engagement involving heavy guns on both sides of Channel
and British and German bombers centred round British convoy
approaching Straits of Dover at dusk, Ships in convoy also
opened fire. None received direct hits. The destroyer HMS
Venetia reported sunk by Kriegsmarine mine.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) attacked docks and shipping at Kiel, Bremen,
Cuxliaven, Amsterdam, Den Helder and Qstend, oil targets in
Northern and Central Germany, power station at Hamburg, aerodromes,
Channel gun positions and invasion ports.
During the day successive formations of Luftwaffe aircraft,
mostly fighters, crossed, southeast coast at great height.
Most were split up and dispersed, but some got through. Bombs
fell on five crowded tram cars in London and casualties were
heavy.
Luftwaffe night raiders, flying high, dropped bombs in various
parts of London. Noted square hit by incendiaries. Number
of destructive fires started in Midland town. Several small
coastal towns in Scotland suffered. Search lights were machine-gunned.
Seventeen Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed. Ten British fighters
lost, but pilots of seven safe.
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2194 Days Of War.
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