WILHELMSHAVEN BOMBED

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23744, 16 September 1942, Page 5

WILHELMSHAVEN BOMBED

STRONG R.A.F. FORCE RUSSIAN RAIDS ON RUMANIA (NJZ. Press Association—Copyright.) CRec. 11 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 15. A strong force of Royal* Air Force bombers last night attacked Wilhelmshaven, which is a base for German mine-sweepers, escort vessels, and Üboats. Two British aircraft are missing. No bombs were dropped on Britain last night. A squadron of Canadian bombers was part of the strong Royal Air Force force which bombed Bremen on Sunday night. The Germans admit heavy casualties and widespread damage in Bremen, which is Germany’s second most important port and a big supply centre. It was the hundredth raid on Bremen and the second this month. The Royal Air Force lost 19 aircraft in the night’s operations. At dawn yesterday single bombers attacked other targets in north-west Germany. Fighters made intruder patrols over northern France during the night. The Moscow radio announced that a large formation of Russian aeroplanes on Sunday night attacked military and industrial objectives at Koenigsberg and at Bucharest, Ploesti, and other Rumanian towns. Thirty-three fires, accompanied by large explosions, were started in Bucharest, and six explosions were seen in the area of the barracks. the arsenal, and the War Ministry. Six large fires were caused at Ploesti, and many fires, accompanied by explosions, at Koenigsberg. The Berlin radio announced that the Russians made nuisance raids, dropping bombs on isolated places in east-v ern Germany and causing slight damage. An enemy bomber was shot down on the north-east coast of England by a British fighter yesterday. No other air activity was reported over Britain yesterday. A Washington message says that Major-General Robert Olds, commander of the United States 2nd Air Force, asserted that the four-motored bomber was writing history across the skies of the world and was the foremost offensive weapon in modern warfare. Major-General Olds released a letter from Major-General Carl Spaatz, commander of the United States Army air forces in England, which stated: “The Flying Fortresses are far superior to anything in this theatre and they are fully adequate to the job. The British admit this, and they add that with similar equipment and training they would also bomb in daylight. They unanimously praise the accuracy of our bombing.”