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Last night Bomber Command had over 1000 aircraft
out raiding as main targets Dortmund and
Brunswick. Over these targets our planes met
scores of fighters and a fierce air battle took
place. Other planes went sea mining and
also to France to attack railway targets at
Orleans and Le Mans. Mosquitoes attacked
Ludwigshafen and an airfield in Belgium.
25 of our planes are missing. We destroyed 2 fighters
during the night's operations.
Exactly a year ago over 2000 tons of bombs were
dropped on Dortmund. Brunswick was only
bombed last Friday by the Americans.
In raids over this country the enemy lost 6 raiders.
His attacks were against Southern England,
East Anglia and parts of Eastern Scotland.
In Russia no essential changes have taken
place. German attacks north of Tiraspol
and near Stanislaw were repelled.
In Burma heavy rain holds up the advance
from Myitkyina. The minister of Food has
explained that we get pork from Canada and the
USA as well as beef from Madagascar and
lamb from Iceland. We buy where we can.
With reference to the 17000 tons of onions
which are on the way from Egypt to this country
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