London, Mar. 10.
Flying at comparatvety low altitude, R.A.F. bombers last night carried out a successful long-range reconnaissance and "bomphiet" raid over Vienna and Prague, former capitals of Austria and Czechóslovakia respectively, the Air Ministry reported. this evening.
Towns flown over en route included Munich, Linz, Manneheim and Nuremberg, seat of the annual Nazi Congress. No resistance was met anywhere, the Ministry added.
Both Prague and Vienna were flown over by RAF, aircraft as early as january 12 and leaflets were dropped in Austria and Bohemia on February 22, followed on February 23 by leaflet raids over Pilsen and Prague, The longest flight carried out by the RAF. to date was on March 8 when British planes sped over Poland and scattered "bomphlets" over the mining district of Poznan.
R.A.F. planes also achieved something of a feat in carrying out six raids over Berlin in as many days between February 26 and March 2 when not only leaflets but parachute flares were dropped over the German capital.—Havas,
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