The British Admiralty announced that the submarine HMS Snapper
had torpedoed five German supply ships on the convoy, The
SS Kemmndine was a British passenger, cargo steamer of 7837
tons which was sunk by the Kriegsmarine axillary cruiser
Atlantis.
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) bombers made daylight raids
into Germany, penetrating more than 300 miles. Aerodromes
at Eschwege extensively damaged.
In northern France, a British bomber had a running fight with
five
Messerschmitt
Bf 109 and shot one down.
Bergen oil tanks set on fire by fleet air arm. During the
night bombers attacked military targets at Ludwigshaven and
Frankfurt, and rail communications at many places in north
Germany. Hits were reported on naval barracks at Wilhelmshaven
and on canal basin at Duisberg-Ruhrort. Aerodromes in North
Friesian Islands were bombed, as were airports of Rotterdam
and Brussels.
Bombs were dropped in coastal districts in West Country, some
houses destroyed and five people killed a
Dornier
Do 17 flying pencil was damaged by anti-aircraft fire
and believed to have come down.
Slight Luftwaffe activity over British coast during the night
three
Dornier
Do 17's shot down by British fighters three Luftwaffe
Messerschmitt
Bf 109's fighters shot down by the British Royal Air Force
(RAF) Spitfires of southeast coast
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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
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