British planes penetrated beyond Berlin as far as the Poznan region of Poland on Thursday night, according to the German High Command com= munique, It says that strong enemy forces dropped high explosive and Incendiary bombs at various places along the north-west coast, particularly "Ham-burt and Bremen. It admits some damage to industry but says that the @nmage was. chiefly in. residential quarters, Tt declares that the number of Killed and wounded among the civilian population was considerable.
Germany's two greatest seaports Bremen and Hamburg—selected for the main weight of the attack were ringed with guns heavy and light, and might fighters ready to challenge the raiders. "Some of the time the fighter, were eluded. and often they were riven off, but once a bomber waa seen to fall ofter an engagement with a Nazi gater.
Strong as the defences were. the force of the attack never abated. Altogether ten RAP. planes are missing from the night's operations. Which included attacks on Berlin and Emden and other targets in north= west Germany.
The bombers which raided Ger Three More Raiders Downed Last Night London, May 10, In brilliant sunshine today. highfying German fighters attempting reconnaissance fights over Britain's south-east coast were driven off by fighter patrols after a battle five or six, miles up.
Small groups of the enemy flew cross the Straits of Dover and tried to pass inland by adopting cloud-hopping tactless: however, swiftly moving patches of clouds driven by a Swift north-easterly wind. provided poor cover and the Nazis had to come into the open where RAF. pilots got at them.
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