London, May 18.
HILE British bombers were, for the second successive night, raiding Cologne and the invasion pari s on the French coast, London again had a night free of raids last night.
The German raids on Britain were generally "on a ver to today's official communique of the Air small scale" according Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security.
The communique added:—"A few bombs were dropped at one or two points in east England, and although these did very little damage, a small number of casualties has been reported from one place. R.A.F. fighters shot down an enemy. fighter off the south coast yesterday afternoon."
Unofficial reports say that German planes were over certain districts of the Midlands—home of Britain's light industries, sharp attack was delivered on Frid: night—but early reports advised th no bombs were dropped.
The air attack on Cologne Jast night was. it is learned authoritatively, heavy. Many high explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped, and large fires were left burning. Attacks on a smaller scale were made on docks at Rotterdam and Boulogne. A German fighter plane was shot into the sea off the English southeast, coast early this morning.
Tremendous Raids }the Channel ports which was "of a very fierce character," continued from midnight to daybreak. The force of the explosions was so terrific that they not only rocked the Kent coast but made many people leave their beds to see what was happening.
Despite the haze on the French side of the channel, observers on the British coast could see bombs and antiaircraft shells bursting. A big stretch of the Channel was illuminated by British searchlights. It is learned that some of the bombs used by the RAF. were of the largest calibre, and it is believed that this was one of the biggest attacks which the RAF. has effected recently. Calais appeared to be the port most attacked, but the weight of the bombing also fell on Boulogne and Dunkirk.
Heavy explosions were heard on the English south coast last night as wave after wave of R.A.F. bombers dropped their bombs on targets on the French coast. It was the third British raids on French ports were clearly heard and felt on the southeast coast of England as the RAF. blasted Hitler's invasion bases, the attack being apparently concentrated on German long range gun emplacements at Cap Gris Naz and Calai Despatches from the south-east coast report that the bombardment of
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