A pilot described how he saw steams of blazing elf gushing from shattered tanks, and towards the end of the raid the pall of smoke ws 40 dense that a raider, arriving at a height of 10,000 feet, found observa tion ficult owing tothe smoke rough which he was tying.
Another pilot described how he for a direct hit following which a sheet of flame shot 400 feet-into the air, afler which three—explosions bumped his aircraft, Other forces of British bombers attacked railway sidings and a power station at Cologne.
Both yesterday and the previous night, a number of attacks was made fon German aerodromes in "northern Four British aircraft failed to re: turn from these operations—Reuter French Fly with RAE, in Africa Cairo, Aug. 16. French airmen flew" with battled R.A.P. squadrons "in AGT yesterday, an official comm vealed. here today.
"French air crews operated wether with the RAF, and carried Out valuable reconnaissance in which enemy lorries were machine gunned," the communique stated, "The communique also claimed that British planes carried out a "highly successful" raid on Bomba harbour. felting flying-boat Jetty and two fying boats on fire, and sinking two other flying boats, Many" other objectives in the harbour were hit, the communique elaimed.—United Press.
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