The Archive · 1941

Long Journey

It is pointed out in London that fan attack such as yesterday's entalls a journey over more enemy and enemy-occupied territory" than any. other yet attempted in daylight and the weight of bombs must have been very considerable, "More sidelights on the punishment which the RAF. is inflicting on Germany were Teflected when it was declared "in "authoritative "quarters that the RAP. has bombed Germany this summer Just as heavily as Britain was bombed last ~winter—and this in spite of fewer hours of darkness available.

German communiques, it was pointed out, make a regular practice referring to "single, British raft" or "weak forces" and these expressions are used irrespective of whether an R.A.P. visitation is com-Drised of three, 30 or 300 or more Bireraft—and forces "of 300" British, Talding aircraft are now by no means in just over three weeks during June and July of this year over 2,000 tons of bombs fell on the Ruhr. Tu addition to. this in the same period Cologne Received 1,000" tons - and Brenien 500. Night after night with= out "ceasing 200 British. bombers oF more visited Germany and this number is slowly but surely mounting.

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