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London, Apr. 24.
Widespread raids carried out last night by the Royal Air Force on enemy bases in the Scandinavia area proved highly successful, the Air Ministry announced toda:
The raids were the biggest staged to date at night over the Scandinavian area and covered nearly 600 miles of front, demonstrating the "capacity of the R.A'. to strike simultaneously in multiple directions," the announcement said.
Unofficial estimates placed the number of planes used in the raids, at 50 at least.' The planes were used against seven land objectives for disabling German air bases used for military operations in Norway and destroying German planes used to transport German troops and strafe Allied forces.
The operations constituted the second RAF. attack on Oslo, Kristiansand and Trondheim, the fourth on Aalborg and the twelfth on Stavanger. In addition there was the naval bombardment of Oslo when it was assumed that two airfields in the city were shelled—United Press,
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