As he dived down ffteoa search-Lights caught him at 8,000 feet and at once light as well as heavy antly Northern Ireland, after a Note the Union Jack flying from the front of the and from there reached aircraft guns got his range. But still he went down and at 1,000 feet he could see the target clearly and raced over for bombs to be dropped. Now there is only one thing to do—come down still further and pilot swooped down to 100 feet. Suddenly he saw trees in front of him, but fortunately searchlights flattening out to catch the Tow flying aircraft, had lit up the trees just in time, and the bomber went over grazing' their tops, But the pilot stilt had to fly low to keep out of the way of guns. Wherever he tried to climb he was driven down again. Everywhere he turned the way' was blocked by a curtain of re and for about (en minutes he went backwards and forwards til events ally he found' a loophole in the defences and made his way out towards the sea. Nothing had stopped him from bombing the target, Those. typical adventures, " Every city in, Germany is well-defended but whatever happens the bomber gels through the barrage. Formidable as 0 barrage can be it is not enough to check. the bomber and in Germania as in Britain night Aghters are playing an increasingly important part in the defence, In Britain night Aghters already have given great hope for the future but in Germany' victories are all the other way and again and gain British bombers, when found by night fighters, have fought back and Bomber Beals Four Fighters On the night of March 10 a British bomber over Germany was attacked by four Aghtors, at otice there was a general Méleé and one of the enemy was hit while another was seen climb vertically, stall and crash to the ground.
Over Cologne 9 few nights earlier the enemy took advantage of the clear weather and sent up many fighters 10 protect the town, There was a num ber of inconclusive encounters during which severa} Messerschmitts gave up the unequal struggle. But the crew of one of our bombers, after the rear gunner had opened Are at about, 150 yards, saw a two-engined Aghter burst into flames—the enemy was hold at this moment by one of his own searchlights—and disappear below.
'At any moment on the way across Germany British bombers may encounter a wall of searchlights put up to guide the fighters. When this happens, the crew prepares for_action with' complete confidence, Night tone of the many allies' of British which Goering had forgotten and not even the Thita Reich can turn night day, Mr. C, H. Mellor Gets Indian Army Commission Shanghai, May 22, Capt, C. Hf, Mellor, a former: shanghai resident. 1s now serving with the Indian Army and the fol-Towing fs an extract of a letter he has written to the "North-China Dally News'
"Ag an ex-resident of Shanghai now with the Indian Army 1 look forward to my "Herald" with a good deal of pleasure, For the Information of any of your readers who might be interested in my whereabouts, I would add that 1 have now been commissioned into the Indian "Army Ordinance Corps for about four months and am now serving as second in command of an ordnance unit in Central India,"
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