Air Harriers Of Europe

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 102, 2 May 1944, Page 5

Air Harriers Of Europe

A VERY BUSY MORNING

(By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.)

vJJec. noon. LONDON, May 1. The Allied air onslaught against targets across the Channel was resumed after dawn today, and by 10 a.m. many hundreds of bombers and fighters had passed to and fro over the coast. Late reports from the south-east coast of England told of formations still sweeping out to Europe in the evening light. Paris radio reports that since early this morning there has been yast and incessant Allied activity over Northern France. Bostons and Mitchells of the Second Tactical Air Force, escorted by E.A.F., New Zealand, and Allied Spitfires this morning attacked railway targets in France, and later, medium sized forces of Liber•ators and Fortresses of the United States Eighth Air Force attacked 1 German military installations in Northern France. Mustangs and .Thunderbolts, operating in medium strength, provided the escort. It was -the fourteenth attack by the Eighth Air Force in 15 days.

A watcher on the south coast described this morning's air activity' as the.greatest of the warParis radio described the widespread attacks as multiple raids. The British United Press aviation correspondent, commenting on this, saw* that the many targets were of little importance (when taken individually, but the sum total of the day's operations represented a heavy blow against the German communications from the, east and the south-east to the coast. Last night R.A.F. bombers made heavy attacks on an ammunition dump 'at Maintenon, 40 miles .south-west of Paris, and railway yards at Acheres, near Paris, and at Soniain, 25 miles south-east of Lille, states an Air Minis,try communique. All three attacks were well concentrated, and ah ammunition dump was seen to explode. Objectives in western Germany were *lso bombed, and mines were laid in 'enemy waters. One plane is missing. The Press Association's aviation correspondent; say that out of the -121 bights, and days since the year began jthe R.A.F. and the U.S.A.A.F. have febunded German objectives on .91 nights and 99 days. ■; .