HC Deb 15 May 1941 vol 371 cc1259-60
55. Captain Cunningham-Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the total number of bombing raids that have been made on Brest and the German battle cruisers "Gneisenau" and "Scharnhorst"?

The Under-Secretary of State for Air (Captain Harold Balfour)

The docks at Brest have been attacked on 47 occasions, on 24 of which the German battle cruisers were included among the objectives.

Captain Cunningham-Reid

Is there a possibility that these two supposed ships might be dummies?

Captain Balfour

It is believed that both ships have been hit and that considerable damage has been done.