ALLIED AIR RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 15 December 1943, Page 5

ALLIED AIR RAIDS

GERMANY AND HOLLAND RUGBY, Dec. 13. On Sunday night Mosquitoes of Bomber Command attacked objectives in Western Germany, states an Air Ministry communique. One of our aircraft is missing. United States Sth Army Air Force heavy bombers supported by United States Marauders, escorted by R.A.F., Dominion and Allied Spitfires attacked Schipol at Amsterdam. West German Raids BY AMERICAN BOMBERS. (Rec. 11.30.) LONDON. Dec. 14. American Fortress bombers attacked in North-western Germany at daylight yesterday. They met some of the heaviest flak yet encountered, which was concentrated along an eight-mile stretch of their route. A pilot said that, although clouds partly obscured the targets, the bombs went down in a beautiful pattern, after which two smoke columns rose through the clouds. Escorting Thunderbolts and Lightnings made the deepest fighter penetration into Germany. Fifteen enemy 'planes were destroyed, of which the bombers accounted for fourteen. The Allied losses yesterday were five heavy bombers, two mediurii bombers, and two fighters. Berlin radio -says: American bombers dropped bombs, indiscriminately, through thick cloud on several northwest coastal (towns) Residential quarters were hit. ) BRITAIN’S CASUALTIES RUGBY. Dec. 13. One hundred and nineteen people were killed and 238 injured and detained in hospital in Britain as a result of enemy air raids during November.