By the light of the growing moon ast night the Royal Air Force and {the Luftwasfe continued the Battle of the Atlantic after dark by concentrat~ jing their main bombing efforts once against the German naval base fat Brest and the British west ce [port of Bristol respectively, The British night fighters, who did so well during the last full moon period, patrolled the skies outside ithe ring of bursting shells, which harried raiders over the Bristol area, Beau fighter of the Royal Air Force turned one Heinkel bomber into a "ball of fire" with a short burst from its guns, and sawJt float down one the bombers which raided Bristol "The raid on Brisiol tasted for some hours but the damage done was not extensive, though it is feared that a Jaumber of people were "killed and Injured in one residential district, There were other attacks elsewhere {in the country, but nowhere were they on a large scale, and London again had no bombs "for the 15th, night in succession.
The Germans report that British bombers were also over western Germany.
Several British bombers flew over HWestern Germany on Friday night, the oficial German nows agency: states, adding that some bombs were faropped. "without causing any Italy Loses Five Destroyers Cairo, Ayr. 5:
The Italian Navy, sienty ripped vy the revere defer off Matapa of reac shrunk further result the los of five more destroyers the Med Sea inthe pat few doy two. of these" destroyers. were ecutiea by thee crews off the const Saudi Arabia yesterday, the third Sani me yesterday. afer British lanes haa. ott i In'a sinking conde Ron'on Thursday, and the remaining to were sent fo the Botiom by navel sin rate early thi wee 'The destroyers reuttied were, the Pantera andthe igro, both with a replacement of G00 tug, a those uni by" ale ation wore' the 2, S00- fom Ream andthe. 1,00-ton" easels Banfi Matin and' Bangola, 'One of the scuttled spe has cap~ sized, and only her fore parte Just Sbove waters 'The other fs" lying' on the bottom with hor mast and' part of ner foremost funnel sowing' shove the water
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