War Carried Into Enemy Camp in New Series Of R.A.F, Raids; Nazis Building Up Losses London, Aug. 6.
ME Spitfire pilots shot down two German Messerschmitt 109s on the French side of the En english Channel when they ''carried, the war to the enemy's camp" ye: esterday morning, the Air Ministry announced in a communique lus "At the same time, another Spit re squadron shot down a third Messerschmitt 109 on the English side of the Channel," the communique said.
Meanwhile, R.A.F. planes bombed and considerably damaged the oil plant at Sterkrade Sunday night, the communique said. Krefeld aerodrome hangar was hi it by bombs and several buildings set afire by British bombing plat ines, it was said.
British planes were over Storkrade from before midnight Sunday until early yesterday morning, the communique said, Fourteen tons of high explosives, as wel ats incendiary bombs were dropped, "An. authoritative statement issued yesterday revented that in the past four weeks British planes dropped 87,000 bombs in Germany and German-occupied territory compared. to 6987 bombs German planes have dropped In British territory. Since June 16, It was said, Germany de-nitoly ost 307 planes, while British lost 172 planes defending tain and bombing Germany" and German-occupied territory, the statement said that during the same period Germany sent between 50 und 100 bombers over Britain each hight, when the weather permitted. These planes were mostly on axined yeconnalssance fights ruther than nguged in total warfare, the state ent said, "The Mights were aimed at training crews for night flying, feeling out operational factors and for reasons of propaganda, especially. for domestic consumption, the statement claimed. war, said that total warfare has not yet begun, but is likely to come soon; German air raids will grow in tensity; and Britain had better build lup_night interceptors.
British defensive forces are growing dally, he said, with the number of) fighters substantially "increased uring the past few weeks and still Increasing. The Royal Air Force is, stronger today than ever before, with more reserves and more experienced fighters to call. upon, he declared. he said, has creased by leaps aid bounds" and has exceeded the hopes of the Air Ministry.
Germany, meanwhile is suffering from some' production handicaps and therefore it ix doubtful whether production will be increased in the same proportion as Britain's, this expert The proportion of enemy aircraft shot down in raids on shipping off Dover," he concluded, "is better than fir experts ever expected. The Royal Air Force will give a better luccount of itself than ever when the real air war begins."—United Press Nazly Building Up Resources British Raids Detaited The statement stressed that Ger-riy. 1s undoubtedly. taking advantage Of the present Full in the war to build up her resources and make up for the losses suffered during the French campaign.
"When preparations are complete, the statement said, "German planes will Ay over Britain hundreds at a time, instead of the present com= paratively small numbers. Bigger German roids are certain to do much more damage than now."
The statement emphasized that Germany and Britain are now vunning "neck and neck in the produce Hien race, with Britain gaining."
"Real air war with real raids' gal Britain with all Germany's aly might have not yet started, the statement warned.
London, Aug. 6.
"Laxt night, bombers of the Royal 'Air 'Poree attacked an all plant. at Sterkrade, in the Ruhr district; con siderable damage was done to the (argot, which was left in flames," states' the Air Ministry in a com-unique istled last night, "An attack was also made on Krefeld aerodrome, where a hangar was hit and fires were started among. aerodrome buildings. All our air= craft returned safely, According to the news service of the Ministry, from before midnight until the eatly hours of yesterday raiders wore over Storkrade works dropped 14 tons of high-explosi and incendiary bombs and set alight all flowing from shattered storage tanks. One pilot said the fire was still Blazing as he Mew home.
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