The Archive · 1941

Rotterdam Attacked

Smaller forces, continued the communique, attacked docks and shipping at Rotteréam. Antwerp and Lo Havre. Near Antwerp. a direct hit was tained on an enemy supply ship of about 1500 tons.

An enemy patrol w ing in the c ceps carried out over the communique. h several fires were started when the docks at St. Nazaire were bombed Other aircraft attacked docks at Cherbourg and the aerodrome'at Querqueville.

During yesterday afternoon coastal aircraft on patrol bombed an enemy ship of about 3,000 tons off the coast of Norway and attacked other objectives in south Norway.

No RAF. aircraft is missing from these operations. but two fighters were lost during patrol yesterday, both pilots being saved—Reuter.

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