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Appendix XXXV
The Air War against British Coastal Shipping,
November, 1940-December, 1941
Month Number of Attacks
or imminent Attacks
on Ships within
40 miles of a
Fighter AerodromeNumber of Ships
SunkNumber of Daylight
Defensive Sorties
by Fighter CommandDay Night Total Day Night Total Total To Protect
Ships1940 November 81 11 92 .. .. 11 14,154 402 December 33 -- 33 4 -- 4 6,843 504 1941 January 31 5 36 2 -- 2 3,836 350 February 41 16 57 7 3 10 5,736 443 March 89 19 108 21 3 24 11,672 2,103 April 124 72 196 10 11 21 16,102 7,876 May 41 60 101 7 11 18 15,812 8,287 June 40 79 119 3 20 23 12,635 7,331 July 11 68 79 1 7 8 9,924 6,475 August 17 34 51 1 2 3 8,282 5,685 September 16 47 63 -- 6 6 6,444 4,416 October 8 33 41 1 4 5 6,682 4,072 November 23 38 61 1 8 9 6,631 3,952 December 6 27 33 1 2 3 5,594 3,591
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