London, Mar. 2.
When aircraft, of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command were over Berlin last night, they scattered thousands of leaflets over the city, lund parachute flares were also drop bed to drive home the fact that British aircraft were once again over the capital, according to an announcement issued by the Air Ministry today.
important towns in north-west Germany," it adds, "were also connoitred by other aircraft as well, fay Baltic ports. Aireratt too kept close watch on the German seaplane bases at Borkum, Nordany and Sylt. Operations continued throughout the night, and it was not until well after ayu that the last of our aircraft re-urned to its base.
"Pilots. who were over Berlin re= ported on their return that ashes from anti-aircraft, guns were seen as they approached the city, and when they were over it. This Is the first occasion on any of the lights this week that Berlin ground batteries had come into action. belt sire was wide of the mark, and no evasive action by the bombers was necessary, There Was, intense searchlight activity over Bertin, but the aircraft outvied out their task without being detected by the tights.
"One pilot said that the search. lights, all of which had a pale blue beam, were too numerous' to plot, Another who was over the city at different times reported that searchlights were in action as some the Mares were dropped. One fireraft on reconnaissance over north= west Germany was momentarily caught in the beam of a big' concentration of searchlights. The light Mashed across the aircraft but did not hold 'The Netherlands steamer Soesterberg, with a carya of maize consigned to the Netherlands Government, was stopped by a U-boat 300_ miles' west reported from.
Dunbar that unre was heard all night.
Berwick, it is stated' that the gunfire seemed to be somewhere between Berwick and the Firth of Forth, continued for nearly an hour, and it was believed that shipping was attacked. The Berwick air-raid warde stated that out to sea they could see Mashes of guns, but it was pitch dark. and impossible to see how many ships were involved.
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