British bombers last night attacked the German, naval bases of Brest and Lorient, Bombers flew to Germany and at tacked targets north of the Ruhr dur ing extensive daylight operations on Saturday. They also ranged over the North Sea and enemy-occupied terri tory, They successfully bombed shipping off the Dutch coast and a number Jof industrial targets and a power station near Leyden, docks and petrol stores at Flushing.
Several offensive patrols over northern France were made. One patrol attacked the Lo Touquet aerodrome a low level. Hangars and gun emplacements were machine-gunned and two fires were started. During Saturday night bombers continuelt an offensive against Brest where the German battleeruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are sheltering. The submarine base at Lorient and the aerodrome at Merignae, the principal base at Lorient ard the aerodrome Merignae. the principal base of the four-engined Focke-Wulf bombers. also were attacked. Large fires were seen at Lorient and Merignae. Three aircraft are missing. Two German Aighters were shot down—Reuter,
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