British planes yesterday afternoon attacked an escorted convoy off the Frisian Tsles, bombing three supply ships of 2.000, 4,000 and 8,000 tons. 'These were left' burning, Shortly afterwards enemy fighters attacked the bombers. One of the fighters was shot down and one British. alreratt is missing, says an Air Ministry com-
An Air Ministry communique says heavy) bombers raided docks Calais, Boulgone and Dieppe. Four planes are missing from all the Cyprus and Crete Raided operations, Aircraft of the Coastal Command London, May 16, attacked docks and shipping at A. small farce of enemy bombers Nazaire and Lorient. Other" planes visited Cyprus on Thursday morning, raided docks at Ijmulden, No planes dropping bombs on various places, were lost in the latter operations; Was officially announced today.
Reuter, Casualties hitherto reported are 'The German radio announced to-three persons wounded, Damage' day that damage of "certain import fed to be very slight. ance' was caused in some tow There has been considerable air ac-Where bombs were dropped. Berlin, tivity over Crete, it is authoritative. it was added, was attacked but only ly learned in London, Malema and few planes succeeded in penetrating Heraklion have been bombed, but the tracks did not cause' either damage or casualties. Five raiders well-informed sources here said yes—were brought down.—Reuter. terday.
The planes were disguised, however, and. did not bear German markings, it was said. Observers presumed the plane landed in north= fern Iraq. perhaps at Mosul.
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