The Archive · 1941

Two Supply Ships Sunk

Kiel, Bremerhaven, Cologne and

Rotterdam were twice attacked during the week, as was also Boulogne. Several attacks were made on ship. ping off the Norwegian and Dutch coasts, and two supply-ships were sunk and a German destroyer in the Skaggerak torpedoed.

Direct hits on other supply-ships were made. Calais aerodrome, with aircraft dispersed on the ground, also was bombed, and many offensive day sweeps were carried out by fighters over the Channel and northern France. In all these operations, the review stated, 16 British aircraft failed to return and the Germans suffered losses themselves, of which four have been confirmed—Reuter.

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