Fires too numerous to" count were left raging throughout the target aren last night when the Royal Air' Force rounded off a concentrated six-hour attack on north Germany's vital ral: way and industrial centre of Hanover.
From the communications point of view. Hanover is particularly vulnerable as it is a normal point linking alt the principal lines in north, east fand west. Germany.
Poor weather early in the night laid not prevent the Bombers nding the targets in the area and disteibuting incendiaries in the no#i, couth and west sections.
Gpided by the fires in this area and steadily improving weather enabled the use of high calibre explosives with good effect Radio "Interference"
An ficial communique described the operations as "a very Navy attack." A large proportion of the British aircraft reached the objectives.
Indicative of British alr activity lover Germany last night was the fact that the German radio station was Uff the air from's o'clock last night jand was still silent at an early hour this morning. This is one of the longest periods that the Berlin radio thas-ever been recorded {0 have been loft the alr due to British air activity.
During yesterday's RAF. sweep of planes were lost, making the total of British air losses for the whole of [yesterday seven planes—Revter,
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