OPERATIONS OVER FRANCE
LONDON, June H6. Enemy airfields in northern France were again the targets for light bombers and fighter-bombf/rs early this evening. Typhoon bcpubers attacking Berriay airfield, abourt 40 miles south of Le Havre, went ijhrough. a gap in the clouds. Bursts were seen on buildings, hangars, rand dispersal pens. One bomb fell on a large aircraft on the ground, and others near a twinengined aircraft. The escorting! Typhoon fighters described .the bomb-' ing results as sfbod. All got back safely. ' Other Typhoon fighter-bombers swept over the marshalling yards at Eu, near Le Tpeport. They were esicorted by fighrters. Hits-were scored on sidings and.the station. Visibility wap exceptionally good. No enemy fighters were 'seen, and all the aircraft returned safrjjly. Bostons, with a Spitfire escort, attacked the airfield at Abb.eville. A number of formations of American heavy .bombers and R.A.F. light bombers in daylight' today attacked enemy, airfields and industrial targets in France.,' Some of the heavy bombers .encountered adverse weather. Those wl/ich were unable clearly to identify Ifljeiit targets did not drop their bombs. •flSie majority of the heavy bombers: were not escorted .and., had
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 151, 28 June 1943, Page 5
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187OPERATIONS OVER FRANCE Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 151, 28 June 1943, Page 5
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