Where had the Scharnhorst gone? Air patrols were flung out across the western approaches and the Bay of Biscay. Every yard of the Breton coast was searched. The Scharnhorst could not escape unseen d poor visibility. The enemy l smoke screens from the breakwater at Brest and from small islands close to the coast, Mysterious trails of and yellow oil 100 yards seven lo sea. cess. The British planes secured the sea and coasts in relays on carefully planned patrols which looked like a
charts. gest maze of operations on room Warship Found Successful results came promptly. Almost simultaneously several aireram signalled back to the base and mimi Command head While the great onslaught-was being prepared last Thursday on the Scharnhorst and other enemy war-bombers—Hudsons Beautorts—ships at Brest, bombers and torpedo-
opened up an offensive. They showered their heaviest bombs on the Scharnhorst in her new harbour age, from which she was apparently to make a sortie into the Atlantic.
The attack was so persistent and effective that the cruiser did t no word of iti ese Command, using its biggest aircraft, had assembled the most powerful striking force ever directed against a c and seven they would not Japan took audi ation immediately.
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