The Royal Air Foree"in one week alone carried out 48 separate attacks fon docks at German-held Channel ports and other enemy invasion bases, States Router's air correspondent.
This is revealed in a statistical review of the targets bombed in Gor-many and occupied territories in raids between September 15 and 21 inclusive.
"Terrific damage was done not only fo docks but also to quays, canals. Jocks and violent explosions and huge fires occurred from Cherbourg to Hamburg, Other impressive figures in this Jique record of intense aerial bom dardment include 31 attacks on barge concentrations. 48 on shipping, eight war supplies at docks, seven on search-light concentrations and six on gun emplacements. At" Toast five demy supply-ships were sunk, others (on fire and direct hits obtained fon warships, including a cruiser and 2 destroyer.
Thirty-nine attacks were made on rail systems and traing in Germany, Belgium and occupied France, which main lines. were damaged, fires conred at goods, yards and, supply traing wrecked. Three attacks wore made on oil stores, three on power stations and one on a munitions fae-tory.
Eiht attacks wore also made on acrodromes in Holland, five on others in Germany. including Tempelhof, Berlin's principal airport, andi one on the Jersey airport—Reuter.
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