An Air Ministry bulletin amplitying the communique stated troop concentrations and mechanized columns in the immediate rear of the battle front between Treport and Amiens were subjected to repeated attacks at short intervals.
Towns and villages where troops were massing were wrecked and set ablaze. At Alrwines, between the Somme and the Bresle, which the enemy converted into a vast military encampment, over 800 high explosive jand incendiary bombs were dropped within tree minutes. Direct hits were registered in the centre of Vismes, where houses were demolished to block strategic roads near Miannay.
There was intense activity by our air force, which during the day pursued, with the greatest vigour, the harassing of the enemy." says another communique "Armoured units were again attacked with cannon. Tanks on new ground were bombed. Conways om, roads were, it and dispersed. "Early in the afternoon, over 150 machines, protected French and British Aghters, dropped Jan enormous tonnage of bombs on feolumns and enemy concentrations.
'A communique issued by the {French Air Ministry declares: "The main objective last night was the [destruction of pontoon bridges over the Somme. This destruction was effected from a low altitude.
Dying the night, our splendid crews successfully bombed motorized columns and convoys. on roads. Numerous bursts of machine-gun are AUgensed seingorcements and des troyed many supply columns.
"During the day, our planes methodically bombed' enemy motorized forces and annihilated marching formations. Hundreds of tons of ex plosives were dropped over enemy formations. Wherever the air force attacked vehicles, the latler were forced to leave the road or be des-
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