TARGETS IN BURMA

Evening Star, Issue 25003, 23 October 1943, Page 5

TARGETS IN BURMA

R.A.F. ACTIVE OVER WIDE AREA

(Rec. 10.5 a.m.) RUGBY, Oct. 22. Troop positions and communications were again the principal targets of R.A.F. bombers and fighters in Burma yesterday, states an India communique. Vengeances dive-bombed Japanese troops in the Kalemyo area with good effect, while Beaufighters attacked two groups of army huts at Mon<dong, 70 miles north-east of Mandalav, and left many on fire. Other Beaufighters patrolling railways in the Shewbo district heavily damaged four locomotives,' storage dumps, and wagons. Early on Thursday morning Wellingtons dropped bombs on Meiktila airfield and the railway yards at Sag'aing. On Wednesday, in addition to °the operations reported yesterday, Vengeances and Hurricanes attacked troops in the Bnthidaung area. From all operations none of our aircraft are missing. It is now learned that in the air raid on Chittagbng on Wednesday A.A gunners damaged four enemy aircraft. of which three were probably destroyed.

Blasting Japanese positions in Myitha Valley Vengeances dropped over 60,0001 b' of Irish explosives in three days recently. The bombs were rained down in a series of concentrated raids by a squadron which has been giving close support to the Army in ■ breaking up enemy movements. The Vengeances dived to 3,000 ft to release their loads on troop concentrations.