FLYING BOMB ATTACKS

Grey River Argus, 25 November 1944, Page 5

FLYING BOMB ATTACKS

Now on the Increase (Rec. 7.15) "’LONDON, Nov 24 A “Daily Express” aviation writer stated:—British gunners of the antiaircraft command in the second phase of the battle of the flying bomb have been achieving results as good as those obtained in June, July and August. The Luftwaffe over the past two weeks’ period has been launching against Britain every night about thirty flying bombs. This figure may be increased, because the flying bomb attack tends to grow stronger. Assuming that the Germans will soon have all of their semi-obsolescent Heinkel planes adopted to launch flying bombs their for force attack on Britain might total two hundred planes. It is possible that th e Germans, on this basis, would make one hundred and sixty launchings of flying bombs each night, which would be comparable with their summer attacks. These flying bomb attacks will probably continue until the end of the war against Germany; and until that happens, counter measures will have to be fully maintained. Strong measures have been adopted over wide belts. Guns are already in position. FLYING BOMBS AND CARRIER SHOT DOWN (Rec. 11.45) LONDON, Nov 24 During the period from dawn on Thursday to 7 a.m. on Friday enemy activity was directed against Southern England, causing casualties anl damage. A Ciastal Command fighter on Thursday night shot down a Heinkel flying bomb carrier off the East Anglian coast. Several flying bombs were shot down before they crossed the coast.