R.A.F. RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 23 May 1942, Page 5

R.A.F. RAIDS

ON FRANCE AND MA'NNHEIM. LONDON, May 2Q. On Tuesday night the R.A.F. attacked the Nazi.submarine base at St. Nazaire, and fighters attacked aerodromes in France and Holland. Spitfires of the 2nd. American Eagle Squadron attacked a German motor vessel, which was left listing heavily. Spitfires of the Fighter Command attacked enemy shipping in the Channel on Wednesday. An E-boat was badlv damaged and left emitting clouds ,of smoke and two other enemy vessels. wer e raked with machine-gun fire. >

In Tuesday night’s heavy attack on Mannheimi the great German industrial centre and port, Britain’s latest types of heavy bombers were used— Stirlings, Halifaxes, Lancasters, and Manchesters. One group of Stirlings dropped 40.000 incendiaries and left great fires raging. Heavy high explosive bombs burst among the factories. It was Mannheim’s fiftyfourth raid. The citv is crowded with factories of all* kinds, and it is the distributing centre for coal for Italy.

Before R.A.F. attacks on Germany reach their peak, Britain will be sending 1,000 bombers a night over German territory. This was stated officially in London to-night. This great force is well within Britain’s powers, and aerodromes are available for this number .of bombers, and . as many mor e as Britain can get. There is no shortage oi~ aviation pdtrol.