Searchlights and the rumble of violent explosions from the direction Calais carly this morning indicated that British bombers were attacking German invasion port The Straits of Dover were bathed in bright moonlight, but mist veiled the French coast.
German raiders were reported over north-east England and the Midlands reas last might.
"Biggest Ever"
Some indication of the RAP, day-Ught raid on Hamburg and Bremen, the "biggest ever," 15 given by the Air Ministry news service. More alt~ raft of the Bomber Command than ever before participated in the raids. in which the incendlaties dropped were 10 be counted in tens of thous" ands and the high explosive bombs in hundreds of tons.
Hamburg and Bremen were covered with smoke, and the fires were Infense that, in the words of one of the pilots, ""it was extremely dffault for the observers to distinguish separate fires, Germany's "submarine and _shipbuilding yards were remorselessly battered and left blazing. The weather favoured attack, and, although the Germans have claimed that their defences, dispersed the attack. Britis. aircraft were in fact not prevented by cither Aghters or anti-aircraft fire from stealing over both cities in con~ stant procession and discharging their whole bomb Toals on the. appointed targets.
'The pilots' reports speak of "terrific explosions" and of "the most powor-{u) bombs dropped into the heart of the raging fires?
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