Appendix XXXVIII
Principal German Night Attacks, 1943

(Compiled from British and German Sources)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Night	Primary Target	Tonnages:			Col. (5) as % of Col. (4)	Col. (5) as % of Col. (3)
		Aimed at Target	On Target or on Land within 50 miles	On Target
Jan. 17	London (118--6)a	115	91	43	48	37
Feb. 13	Plymouth (28--0)a	30	15	3.4	22	11
16	Swansea (37--4)a	27	12	6.4	55	24
March 3	London (117--6)a	108	70	12	17	11
7	Southampton (37--3)a	33	31	--	0	0
11	Newcastle (51--5)a	30	(93    bombs)	--	0	0
18	Norwich (41--1)a	36	27	3.3	12	9
28	Norwich (45--2)a	17	13		0	0
April 14	Chelmsford (91--6)	77	54	9	17	12
16	London (30--6)	13.5	12	1	8	7
21	Aberdeen (29--0)	58.5	54	39	72	67
May 4	Norwich (79--5)	103	55	4	7	4
13	Chelmsford (85--4)	113	80	16	20	14
15	Sunderland (77--2)	93	47	31	66	33
17	Cardiff (89-6)	92	50	20	40	22
23	Sunderland (73--3)	93	42	27	64	30
June 12	Plymouth (86--5)	75	45	23	52	31
13	Grimsby (72--2)	61	27	19	70	31
23	Hull (33-0)	31	19	15	79	48
July 12	Grimsby (50--1)	57	44	36	83	63
13	Hull (61--4)	71	60	34	56	48
25	Hull (51-4)	70	51	--	0	0
Aug. 11	Plymouth (71--1)	64	52	32	62	50
15	Portsmouth (91--5)	77	37	14	37	18
17	Lincoln (88--11)	28	33b	--	0	0
Oct. 7	London Norwich {(75--5)	33    49	22    34	8    --	36    0	24    0
Oct. 20	Hull London {(89--1)	61.5 24	37    19	--    0.5	0    0.25	0    0.2
23	Yarmouth (39--3)	47	17	.25	1.5	0.5
Nov. 3	Ipswich (40--0)	55	40	16	40	29
15	Plymouth (46--2)	44	27	12	44	27
Dec. 10	Chelmsford (56--4)	20	62b	--	0	0

	NOTE
a	Figures in Cols. 3-5 exclude small incendiaries.
b	Includes some bombs aimed at secondary targets.

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