The Air Force struck new blows on Nazi "invasion ports," states an Air Ministry communique. On Friday-night strong forces of bombers again attacked enemy-occupied ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ostend, Flushing, Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne, Further damage was done to military stores, barge concentrations and distribution centres and goods yards at Mannheim, Ehrang, Krefeld. Hamm, Soest, Osnabruck and Brussels.
The Dortmund-Ems Canal, railway communications near Duisberg, a supply train, an ammunition factory near Maastricht and several aerodromes also were heavily bombed.
Coastal command aircraft attacked two supply ships which were hit and severely damaged. Two British aircraft have not returned to their base, the communique stated—Reuter.
During the first raid last night a few isolated bombs dropped in the south-western and western suburbs without inflicting serious damage. The majority of the bombs fell on open ground, A bomb was reported to have been dropped on a north-west town last night and German planes also were reported over Wales.
The Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security announced at 9 p.m. that a force of German planes had crossed the coast during the evening. Some of these planes approached London and were soon followed by more German planes in a raid which was still continuing at 9 p.m.
"Enemy activities over this country today," the communique said, "were limited until late evening to a few isolated operations by aircraft flying singly or in small numbers. These operations were confined to southeastern England.
"Some bombs were dropped on district east of London where an industrial building was hit and some casualties were caused.
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