New York, Jane 8, Rear-Admiral David. Lebreton Jet for Listener the 'Clipper today. {Rhetever the command of the US. Navy Excopese" Squadron "which Feeett in the Fortugeess spits, "Tae" near-nuiiral sated Girt there were tee craters and lat Petey in"Eusson sot Sat few gurable' will Join' "them, 'Tne Race sel must bs pret Inca ta hack avery' cvesteall Havas, RAF. Raiders Take Heavy Toll of Nazis London, June 8, An Air Ministry communique states throughout Thursday night and yesterday medium and heavy R. bombers made sustained attacks on enemy lines of communication lead-ting to the battlefield and on a wide variety of targets in forward areas Immediately behind the Sgbling "Railheads, railway junctions, bridges, crossroads, troops, tank concentrations and gun positions have been systematically and repeatedly bombed along the whole front)" it is stated. "Five of our medium bombers failed to return.
Formations of our heavy bombers attacked refineries, marshalling yards, Hines of communication and aerodromes in Southern Belgium and North-west Germany. All these alr= craft returned safely, "Aireratt of the Coastal Command and Army ce-operation units carried Out a continuous series of patrols and Feconnaissances by sea and land. One of these aircraft was lost, "Our fighters have again been ace tive. Fifteen enemy aircraft were destroyed. "Four of our Aghters are missing.
Principal objectives of Thursday night's RAP. raids on German oil supplies were the large storage plant near Delmenhorst and a refinery south of Hamburg. Many fires were seen to break out at the refinery fol-jowing the dropping of about 70 bombs.
'A group of oil tanks near Ghent was reported to be stil burning as a result of an earlier raid, and was again attacked, new fires spreading rapidly.
A few miles south of Aachen, the main railway me, was blocked by the collapse of one end of a tunnel which was repeatedly hit.
In the western battlefield damage was inflicted on mail communications Bethune, Abbeville, Amiens, Arras and Etaples. A convoy near Hedsin was hit. Enemy aerodromes at Norder ney "and Arras were ralded—Reuter.
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