17/5 13 uur
reading Joseph Macleod
Aircraft of bomber command
attacked targets in the Ruhr and
Rhineland also Berlin. 9 aircraft
Bomber Command and 1 fighter
missing. Fighter aircraft carried
out intruder flights.
During raids over England 4
Focke Wulf bomb carrying planes
destroyed. Total force of German
aircraft employed about 20.
Germans raided S. East England, Essex
and Greater London area.
Little damage done, small loss
of lives. Monday morning 5 aircraft
destroyed during fighter patrols.
Our fighters covered an attack on
Cannes. The total Italian air strength
is small and inferior.
Italy neglected building planes
of bomber types. The bombers they
have have a small bomb-carrying
capacity. Italy concentrated on
single engined fighters which are out
of date. They have no night fighters
moreover the Italians are not well
off with airfields. Most important
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