East Coast Town, Mar. 10, Heavy squadrons of Royal Air Force bombers and fighters, converge ing from two directions. carried out an offensive sweep of northern France this morning.
The sound of exploding bombs and anti-aircraft batteries were heard plainly here, indicating that the attack was on a considerable scale.
Although it was misty over the French coast, some shore watchers claimed they saw tremendous flashes from there, followed by big vibrations on the English coast. indicating that the R.A.F. was using the heaviest type of bombs on the invasion ports. Calais apparently was one of the main objectives of the sweep.
Waves of fighters at a great height followed the bombers. Vapour trails stretched for miles through the sky. Explosions from the French coast continued for more than an hour—
United Press.
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