Enemy aircraft concentrated at aerodromes in Germany, France and Holland, were attacked by Royal Air Force bombers on Thursday, and early yesterday morning, according to an Air Ministry bulletin. Squadrons of bombers at midday attacked the aerodrome at Rouen and scattered more than 400 incendiary bombs over the whole target area.
A salvo of high-explosive bombs, falling among some four-engined aircraft, set two of them on fire, and doubtless several others were damaged, the bulletin continues, Twin-engined aircraft standing around the edges of the aerodrome were also hit, Other bombs fell directly on hangars, which the enemy were speedily completing.
A few hours after this raid! another squadron of bombers attacked Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, from which, it is believed, enemy bombers operated against England, The attack lasted only four minutes, says the bulletin, but the ground defences were surprised, and more than 80 bombs were seen to burst among the aircraft, on runways, and near hangars, before the anti-aircraft guns were able to put up an effective barrage, The enemy-occupied aerodrome at Haamstede, on the Dutch island of Schouven, was bombed despite opposition from heavy batteries in a near-by village,
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