Building "Seen to Disintegrate" Under Impact Of Heavy Bombs Dropped in "Fierce Attack"
London, Mar. 21. after the attacks, it was said—United R.A.F. bombers scored hits with heavy bombs and incendiary missiles on factories in the Cologne area on Wednesday night the Air Ministry revealed in a communique yesterday.
The communique described a "fierce attack" on Cologne. "Communications and industrial quarters on the east bank of the Rhine were the main targets." the communique said.
"The weather was good and the results were clearly observable," said the communique "Several factories were hit, one large building was seen to disintegrate under the impact of heavy bombs. Many fires broke out."
The communique said oil storage tenks at Rotterdam and three German Occupied aerodromes in the Low Countries also were attacked the same night No R.A.F. planes were missing Press.
London. Mar. 21.
Coastal command aircraft on Wednesday night attacked the submarine base at Lorient, states an Air Ministry communique. Many heavy bombs were seen to burst on the docks and one large fire was started. No aircraft are missing from these operations, One fighter is missing from a patrol yesterday. t How a British heavy bomber on {He way to raid Cologne on Wednesday night disposed of a Messerschmitt fighter is told by the Air Ministry news service. The Messerschmitt came in three times to attack the bomber; x whose fire hit the fighter and probably destroyed it After this encounter the bomber went on to attack Cologne—Reuter
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