'An Air Ministry communique, giving details of the attacks on Germany and German-occupied territory' last night, slates—"Last night, Bomber Command aircraft made & powerful attack on the port of Bremen, where very large fires were started, Another {ere bombed shipyards and industrial objectives at Veresack, scoring many direct hits. and starting many fires. Other targets attacked were of Emden, Wilhelashaven, Cuxhaven, Cldendurg, Den Helder and Dunkirk, "Fleet Alr Arm aircraft. operating. with the Coastal Command, bombed largers at Calais during. the night.
From these operations, 12 nireratt of Bomber Command are missing."
Tt Is learned that a power station Comines, near Lil ced reports show that the farget was successfully bombed, and all "bombers returned safely, Large lumbers of British Aghters iso over northern France dut~ ing the operation. Few enemy. Aghters were seen teh. but - three were destroyed: Three British Aghters are reporied missing. but one pilot is safe—Reuter. dropped bombs at a place on the east coast of Scotland during the after-Moon, causing some damage and a smati number of casualties—Reuter, Seven Italian Planes Shot Down Malta, June 28.
'An official communique' giving this Mews says: "A Savola 70 bomber, escorted by a strong formation of IMacci-200 fighters, crossed the island this morning- Friday), Anti-aircraft [patteres encaged one, and tuhtere tacked the others, destroying seven Jot the Macchis and damaging the Jomber. All our fighters landed safe ly undamaged—Reuter, "The Times" Comment London, June 28, taste of what air' superior means should not lead {0 any {al conclusions, says "The: Times" commenting on "the RA. offensives inst France and Germany.
"If the Luftwaffe can complete its task in Russia, resistance and attack inthe west. will certainly bleome severer. "At the same time, it may be observed as encouraging that the qualitative superiority of Spitfires and Hurricanes over the enemy's latest type of fighters seems to have been effectively asserted, There is need to suppose that: f the enemy were forced to re-transfer some of his alr strength from the east to the west, it would put an end to the successes, though it would relieve pressure on Russia. Moreover, as the Prime Minister stated recently, the British offensive would become rapidly heavier even than it has been during the past 10 days, "In the alr at least, Hitler has me volved himself in' a war on two fronts which, 60 far, he has always striven to avoid. It may be hoped that the consequences 10 the German war machine would be as disastrous as he feared it would be,"—Reute Damascus Suffers London, June 28.
'The RAF, offensive against Germany and occupied territories reach-oda new height of intensity. yesterday, as British planes made a 'On|sweep' over the Channel and two Jsweeps "over northern France in daylight, and followed these up by la severe attack against Germany' licdustriai and naval at Kiel, Cologne snd Duesseldorf, As the sun went down wave after Jwave of British bombers, with big laghter escorts, roared out over the sea, and the reveberations of bomb lexpiosions tame from. across the waters. From the crack of guns it Iwas evident that me German round defences were in action, One daylight sweep deseribea by ithe Air Ministry news service was lsy'a force of Blenheims of the Coastal Command, escorted by fighters, One lot the Blenheims dropped a bomb on the stern of a German supply ship sources. Many Ber-|Wwas seen to be under water, and the attribute the delay {sea washing over the deck, Subs quently the formation dive-bombed jan enemy vessel of about 3,000 tone, Hangars Attacked In the second of the day's sweeps two Polish fighter squadrons led by jo Canadian went out to look for enemy fighters, They could not find riy, 0 they. invaded instead enemy lacrodromes and other objectives. [They machine.gunned hangars, des-joying three enemy planes on the jzround and damaging four others, It iwas announced only three days ago that a famous Polish squadron which destroyed 100 enemy aircraft last [September had been taking the lead-part in these operations ovals enemy-occupied France, 'A-heavy load of bombs was dropped Jon Kiel, which ig -now the headlquariers' port of Germany's coast defence and the main base for all her naval operations against Russia In the jporth.. After the attack many Ares were seen among docks and ship-ards,
were efficiently bombed despite poor Targets at Cologne and Ducsseldort weather. Fighter patrols were active jover oth Kiel and the Rhineland, [Several British bombers were. Inter-leapted on the way to Cologne, One German Aghter was shot down and lover Kiel another was driven away with smoke pouring from it Britain Quiet There was little air activity over [Britain yesterday. Single German alr-craft, according to the Air Ministry, Under Nazi Raid Damascus, June 2 Seventy persons killed and 20 wounded and mere than.100 houses Gamaged-that is the tragic' toll of last Wednesday's cold-blooded raid by Nazi. planes on Damascus, Syria ancient capita, One bomb {ell within 10 yards of {he famed Ommayad Mosque and the tomb of Saladin, The windows fof the mosque and Walls are scarred by bomb splinters, "All round lie asses of stonework and Brick, all that Temains of six. houses which received a direct hit, Crowds of silent Moslem _wémen stood watching with tearastained eyes while "workmen cleared the debris and searched for' further "victims, One "Arab pathetically clutched my farm as T was leaving. and asked In broken English, "Will" they come again tonight?
'There Is no doubt that the attack premeditated murderous the nearest military objec tien Mezza alrport—is at 1 12 miles distant, Damascus was: not even' blacked out, "High "French Inilitry "authorities are" confident following an enquiry that the bombs Were of German. origin, One weighing 1,000. pounds caused immense damage" In "the. crowded business centre of Sidi Amud where it-made a deep crater inthe Foade way and wrecked houses and shops, "Reiter,
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