One pilot, who took up the attack at 1 am., said the target was on tire when he ed. From 10,000 feet he dropped fresh salvoes of high explosives and more incendiary bombs, which further increased the blazing area."
The Air Ministry cited one pilot's story of the devastation created.
"The first hits were observed east of the south part of the target," the pilot was said to have reported. "Phe second hit was scored on the centre of the main building. Many fires were started by incendiary bombs, The weather was very good.
The attack lasted for several hours. the Air Ministry continued.. Alt planes scored direct hits, Railway sidings near the aircraft works were hit "One aircraft straddled a railway junction with two sticks of heavy calibre bombs," the Ministry said. "Another tore up the railway lines in a permanent way with a direct hit."
Caproni Works Afire One pilot, the Ministry continued, while en route home, saw a dull glare from the blazing Caproni works miles behind him. He stated that the planes flew through dense clouds over France, which was blacked out. Conditions improved over the Alps, where the pilots could identify the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, the Min-and Turin were apthe Ministry declared, auditions were still further im proved and it was with visibility impeded only by some ground haze thet the midnight attacks began.
The British bombers also attacked the aerodrome adjoining Caproni works and high explosive bombs were said to have hit hangers there, the Ministry declared. A seaplane station at the south end of a large reservoir there was also attacked.
"One pilot observed some bombs falling on concrete slipways and (Continued on page 2, col.
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