'A. trail of blazing oil marked the course of the Salzacte Canal, after the {forces whiten have' emed nuter: from Lo) antuing te wars aay visit to Ghent," says the Air Ministry News Service in a further description of the RAE. raids, "More than 35 tons of high plosive bombs, as well as many hundreds of incendiary bombs, were Groped on Germany's principal aero~ plane factories during the nights: operations. At Gottingen high explosive bombs hit the factory build-{ngs and later raiders were guided to the scene by great columns of all-fed smoke, towering high into the sky.
Flames, from fires started at Rotenburg, rose to a great height, and additional fires were started at Gelsenkirchen and Bremen.
During the night the Royal Air Force also attacked nine enemy and enemy-occupied aerodromes and sea. plane bases."—Reuter.
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