oe: -bondón May 1 The Germán port of Kiel was tht main target of R-A.F. Bombers last night, states the Air Ministry, Targets at Berlin. Hamburg and Emden also were attacked.
The raid on the naval base of Kiel was accomplished without loss, announces a communique by the Air Ministry. "Last night. strong forces of the Bomber Command attacked objectives in Germany, the main attack being directed against the Naval base at Kiel Other objectives included targets in the Berlin area, the industrial centre of Hamburg. and the port of Emden-"The weather over the continent iwas found generally unfavourable. None of the aircraft is missing from. these night operations.
"Yesterday aircraft of the same Command continued to attack and harass enemy shipping off the Dutch coast. Other aircraft successfully bombed a wireless station on an island off the Norwegian coast. "One aircraft is missing from these daylight operations.
U.S. Plane's Success American-built "Havoc". fight aircraft carried out ón Tuesday night successful attacks on three German aerodromes in northern France from which German planes set out to attàck Britain.
At one aerodrome, where night-flying was in proj ess a Havoc bombed the flarepath and, when an enemy aircraft came to attack, it received two bursts from the Havoc which sent it crashing to the ground with a violent explosion.
Enemy Planes Surprised At another aerodrome a Havoc surprised a number of enemy aircraft, some with navigation lights on and others with headlights which were landing in quick succession down an illuminated flarepath.
The Havoc dropped a stick of high-explosive and incendiary bombs which were seen to burst across the aerodrome just as three enemy aircraft were about to land and two others were taxiing across the landing ground.
The Havocs are a modified version of the Douglas "Boston" medium bomber with a reported speed of over 300 miles an hour and of long-range. It has a tricycle under-carriage for easy landings at night.
Britain Quiet No bombs were dropped on Britain during daylight yesterday. says an Air Ministry communique. A small number of German aircraft, flying singly, crossed the coasts at widely separated points. but nowhere did they fy far inland. The communique says it is now confirmed that eight enemy aircraft were destroyed on Tuesday night.
German air activity over England last night was very slight. A few single aircraft crossed the north-east coast and dropped bombs. but no damage was done, and there were no casualties.—Reuter.
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