Significant among the improvements in bombers is the increasing range. The importance has been Jent to this improvement by the German policy of trying to move their major works from the much hammered Ruhr area eastwards, But such is the range of the new and coming British bombers that they will outreach the Nazi war industry wherever it goes.
The Ruhr is only 300 miles away from British aerodromes and though refineries and factories may be moved, the raw materials must main, 'Three quarters of the coal, eighty per cent. of the fron and steel which Germany produces come out of the Ruhr' neighbourhood, Coal, raw material, prosynthetie oh and the large refineries necessary, will prove extremely dificult to The night fying pilot has indeed a difMeult task. There are many problems, however, which are being Fendered less acute concerning British planes. Two motor layouts can remove the shining dise from the line of vision of the air-screw. 'Two pairs of eyes are obviously better than one in peering into the darkness and multi-seat fighters are now being used, Radio communication works in' close ¢o-operation with the observer corps and enables some track to be kept of incoming raiders.
Perhaps more important than all these things has been the experience gained from fying under active service" conditions "at night. The same experiences have made far more effective the efforts of anti~ aircraft batteries, Before night bombing began one essential which Jacking was actual practice at night, That, they have now bad abundantly, "Phere is ample proof that many German raiders which do reach home just manage to get back severely damaged by "near misses" from our anti-aircraft shells. new and improved detector apparatus too has been adding much to the quality of British guns.
Despite the progress being made, with night fighters and anti-aircraft If Germany seeks protection by making her Industries fugitive, the the RAS. will still attack, Distans ces are diminishing in Importance, Moreover lines of communication are till valuerable and increased trame will produce a greater. dislocation.
From' the beginning of the war British alreratt regularly covered rear dfslances. "A fight of 1,200 miles was no deterrent. Kaiow, 1,850 miles from the English coast Danzig 1440, Stettin 1,100, Vienna 1450 away, have been visiled. The Alps have been no barrier to British aircraft. That range will steadily Increase It fs increasing og the N-3 types of afreraft with a longer range anda greater bomb-load of operntons are coming. in, British Boombe:
Raid London, Mar. 2, Royal Air Force bombers last night noged a heavy attack on Calais, watchers from' the British coast seeing flashes from large' bombs before German antlealreratt guns went into action British fighters swept the coast of horthorn France during the afternoon and destroyed three enemy fighters informed sources said. A Aghte patrol later shot down several Goi man bombers over the Channel.
No British planes were last yosterday, it was understood.
German raiders lust night dropped thigh explosives on several points. on the south coast, in the Midlands and in north-eastern Scotland, while antly alzeraft barrages began in the London area at 940 o'clock—United Press, West Germany Bombed Berlin, Mar. 2.
The R.A. F, "with somewhat heavier forces" swarmed over western Gormaniy last night and heavily bombed the vicinity—of Cologne, the High Command said today.
Explosive "and incendiary bombs were showered in the vicinity Cologne, the High Command said.—United Press.
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