The heartening effect of Wednesday's heavy R.AF. raids on Germany, combined with the destruction of Nazi bombers over England, is reflected in today's press comments, Says the "Daily Mail": "We have ceased to be the hunted: we are the hunters today. The RAF. is more aggressive than the German air force. They are ranging all over Europe. eating up the Luftwaffe as they go."
Tue "Da'ly Telegraph" sees in the fresh offensive preparations for a grimmer phase of the air war.
Writing of Wednesday's bag of nine enemy bombers and others badly damaged by fighters, anti-aircraft fre and "other devices," the paper says:
steady increase in German night losses is now assured and may become great enough to weaken raiding squadrons. Another sound cause for satisfaction appears in the compara-
British Lay Mines In Red Sea London, Mar. 14.
The Admiralty has Just announced the laying of a now minefteld in the Ted" Sea. The message states. that the small straits of Bab el Mande are dangerous to navigation, and that all vessels passing between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden should proceed by way of the large strait, Vessels which disregard this warning do so at risk to themselves.
"The Straits of Bab d Mandeb form the narrow channel at the southernmost end of the Red Sea where It Joins the Gulf of Aden—Router.
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