London, July 13.
"AVE after wave of British bombers dumped tons of high explosives on German air bases Friday night in an effort to cripple German mass air attacks on the British Isles, the Air Ministry disclosed yesterday.
The British attacks centred on four German occupied aerodromes in Holland whence German planes have been taking off for their night and day attacks on England.
The British bombers were said to have attacked the German air bases in successive waves for. several hours during the night.
British. bombers. attacked the. Waal Many buildings were sot aire when
Shaven aerodrome In waves for over hours, the Ale Ministry com= unique said. Runways were 3nd! buildings were damaged in rales the Sehipol aerodrome: and_ more han"G00 high. explosive and. incenlary bombs. were dropped on. the Texel air base, the communique add~
British bombers also bombed munitions works, factories. warehouses and inst furnaces in Germany, the Air south-west Scotland and incendiary bombs in north-east Scolland, Early' reports did not indicate the extent! of the damage or the number of casualties resulting from the raids, Meanwhile, for the second success sive night, hundreds of firemen Dattled a serious fire in. south-east]
London, Thursday night a big timber yard on the Surrey Canal caught afire, Last night the Swan MUI and Paper Company's old dockyard at Woolwich burned,—United Press,
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