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German.

Bombers

Fighters Miscellaneous

Total

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Middle East (continued).

Destroyed.

4

Probably Destroyed.

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Damaged.

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2

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APPENDIX VII.

Air Attacks on Enemy Territory in Europe.

Extracts from Recent Raid Assessment Reports.

The following reports of damage have been received during the past week from air reconnaissance and Intelligence sources:-

France.

Lorient. As a result of the attack on the 28th/29th December one submarine at Lorient was sunk. Two submarines have been sunk at Lorient recently.

Boulogne. Photographs taken between 2118 hours and 2204 hours by Bomber Command P.I.U. of the attack on Boulogne on the night of the 7th/8th February show following results:-

A 750-ft. long white building was straddled to the West of the goods. station. Fires were started across the railway bottleneck connecting the goods yard to the main railway station and in adjoining buildings. Fires were also to be seen in the town, on a large warehouse on the Quai Chanzy, near the goods yard, on the quay side of the Bassin de Retenue, and near the new road bridge.

The photographs taken at 2204 hours show that the intensity of some of the fires had greatly increased since they had first been photographed during the earlier part of the raid.

Orly Aerodrome.-During the raid on the 10th November, 1940, four bombs hit the runway and three aircraft were destroyed.

Evreux Aerodrome.-The attack on this aerodrome was successful (date unspecified). Hangars were partly demolished and some buildings under con- struction were damaged.

Norway.

As a result of the attack on the aerodrome at Mandal on the 15th January four bombers were destroyed.

THOUSANDS

OF TONS

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