The Archive · 1941

Aerial Procession

As a long procession of aircraft of the bomber "command reached the under Zee on the way to follow up the first attacks, pilots could see a red glow in the sky over Bremen although they still 120 miles from their target.

Smoke from the fires reached as hig asthe clouds and mingled with them, Some pilots found targets they had been detailed to attack so tho-toughly ablaze that rather than waste Bombs. on buildings already quoted, they. sought other objectives... It was an Intensely the moon chief of which' we rear ship: Sullding yards, says the Ae Mintotey Nows Servic The attack on Bremen is partiouiileant og the Focke-Wulf factory there Is producing 1 twin-engined fighter in addition other craft, Bremen has been raided more than $0 times and although this port has not been attacked. so. frequently as. its neighbour, Hamburg, many' ships have been sunk in the harbour and severe damage has been done to dockside buildings sand to the Focke-Wulf. factory—Reute Nazis Admit Raid Stream of U.S. Planes Flown to Britain London, Jan. 3.

Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Air Production, revealed at hhis press conference yesterday that "a stream of United States bombers is being flown from the U.S. across the Atlantic to London."—United Press. from Sunday's "fire attack" on London. Men, women and. even children ran into the streets and helped ARP. workers douse the sinister tery. ey: linders.

The Ministries of Air and Home Security announced that "the main German attack last night was ona town in south Wales where consider= Jable- damage was done to houses, commercial.and other buildings.

'A number of fires broke out." the communique said, "but the fire services extinguished many and Brought all the rest under control by" early hour this morning. A number people were killed' and others country [but damage was small and casualties were few."

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