American-built, "Havoc" fight air craft carried out on Tuesday night successful attacks on three German aerodromes In northern France from which German planes set out to attack Brit At one aerodrome. where nightfying was in progress, a Havoc bombed the flarepath and. when an enemy aircraft came to attack, it received two bursts from the Havoc which sent it crashing to the ground with a violent explosion, Enemy Planes Surprised At another aerodrome a Havoc sur prised a number of enemy aircraft, some with navigation lights on and others with headlights, which were landing in quick succession down an illuminated fare path.
The Havoc dropped a stick of high explosive and incendiary bombs which were seen to burst across the aerodrome just as three enemy alt= raft were about to land and two others were taxiing across the land= ing. ground.
The Havoes are a modified version Jot the Douglas "Boston" medium bomber with a reported speed over 200 miles an hour and of long-range. It has a tricycle under-carring2 for easy landings at night.
'No bombs were dropped on Britain during daylight yesterday. says Air Ministry communique. A small number of German aircraft, fying singly, erossed the coasts at' widely separated points but nowhere did they fly far inland. The communique soys it {s now confirmed that eight enemy aircraft were destroyed Tuesday night.
German air activity over England inst night was very slight. "A few single aircraft erossed the north-east coast and dropped bombs. but damage was done. and there were no
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