The Archive · 1941

Rotterdam Attacked

Smaller forces, continued the communique, attacked docks and shipping at Rotterdam, Antwerp and Lo Havre. Near Antwerp, a direct hit was obtained on an enemy supply ship of about 1.800. tons.

'An enemy patrol vessel was hit end left siaking' In the course of Suylight sweeps carried "out over Prance, declares the. communique, which adds that several fires were started wher the docks at St. Nazaire were bombed Other aircraft attack ed docks at Cherbourg and the acrodrome at Querqueville.

During yesterday afternoon coastal aircraft '9n patrol bombed an enemy ship of about 3,000 tons off the coast of Norway and'attacked other objec tives in south Norway.

No RA, aircraft ig missing from these operations. but two fighters were lost during patrol yesterday, oth pilots being saved—Reuter,

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