AIRFIELDS RAIDED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 247, 29 July 1943, Page 3

AIRFIELDS RAIDED.

THE THIRD SUCCESSIVE DAY. OBJECTIVES OVER WIDE AREA. (Roc. 9.35 a.m.) LONDON. July 28. Aircraft q[ the Fighter Command attacked enemy airfields for the third day in succession to-day. when a sweep on a largo scale timed to coincide with the raid by American Flying Fortresses on north-west Germany was made over areas in Holland, Belgium, and France, states the Air Ministry News Service. Besides giving protective cover to the limit of fighter, range as the Flying Fortresses flew in and returned American Thunderbolt and Spitfire squadrons went to escort Bostons that were bombing targets at Amsterdam, also the American medium bombers that were attacking an industrial plant at Zeebrugge. German fighters did not come up to interfere. Typhoons made excellent bombing attacks on tho airfields at Comtrai and Merville with 5001 b bombs. At Courtrni bombs exploded across the airfield and among the dispersal areas, and one burst on a railway siding nearby. At Merville n brilliant flash followed the explosion of several bombs on dispersal points. Other bombs fell across the airfield. Tho only Gorman fighters seen were observed by Spitfires as they met the Flying Fortresses returning south of Rotterdam. These dived away to safety when tjio R.A.F. planes appeared, although there was no doubt they had beep waiting to attack the bombers.—British Official Wireless. An objective in tho Ruhr was also bombed last night, says an Air Ministry communique. Mosquitoes on offensive patrols over Germany, bianco and Holland attacked four enemy airfields, also railway targets. Eighteen of ours

are missing. . A communique from the Air Ministry and American air headquarters says: “Last evening American medium bombers attacked the enemy airfield at Triequcville. in France. Hombing results were good. Squadrons of Spitfires escorted the bombers, and none is missing. Other American medium bombers, with Thunderbolts and Spitfires, carried out supporting sweeps over north and north-west France. Nine* enemy fighters were destroyed. Two of our fighters are missing, but the pilots were saved.’' .1 he attack on the aerodrome was the third in 48 hours.