ROUND-THE-CLOCK ATTACKS

Evening Star, Issue 25169, 8 May 1944, Page 3

ROUND-THE-CLOCK ATTACKS

SEVENTH VISIT TO BUCHAREST ((Rec. 10.10 a.m.) RUGBY, May 7. Fortresses to-day attacked Pancevo bridge, 810 ft long, which_ carries th« railway over the Tamis River, 10 miles .north-west of Belgrade, reports a Naples correspondent. Liberators and Fortresses returned to Bucharest a few hours after the R.A.F. night bombers had been there. Lightnings and Mustangs escorted them. , It is estimated that, normally 20 per nent. of Rumanian oil products for Germany pass through Bucharest railway yird, I which is the terminus of the main alines throughout the Balkans. Bucharest targets have been attacked six times before from bases in Italy, four times by day and twice by night. To-day's attack v. was the third day of round-the-clock attacks on Rumania. Thirteen thousand one hundred tons of bombs were dropped by the Allies on targets in Italy and the Balkans during the week ended yesterday. Heavy bombers operating on four days flew 2,200 sorties and dropped 10,100 tons, while R.A.F. night bombers, which'were out every night, made 400 sorties with 700 tons. Fighters escorting the heavy bombers in the daylight raids flew 900 sorties. Throughout the week the M.A.A.F. aggregated 11,116 sorties for the loss of 58 aircraft.' including 21 United States heavy bombers. The operations of the Coastal Air Force were not included. Only, 53 German aircraft were seen over the battle areas.