BELGRADE BOMBED
BUDAPEST ALSO VISITED London, April 17. lor the third consecutive day Mediterranean air force heavy bombers operated to-day against communication lines in the Balkans, states a correspondent at Allied headquarters in North Africa. Strong forces of Fortresses es- j corted by Lightnings carried out the first attack of the war on Belgrade itself. although nearby Zemun was bombed on Sunday. Two aircraft component i factories near Belgrade were attacked i by Fortresses, and Liberators escorted by Lightnings bombed Sofia rail yards. Enemy aircraft were encountered and 1 several destroyed. j The Budapest raid was directed ; against railyards where several fires ( were left burning, says a correspondent. The Hungarian capital was last bomb- \ ed four days ago when heavy bombers c followed up an R.A.F. niglit attack. t SHIPPING ATTACKED Middle East aircraft have continued ‘ attacks on enemy shipping in the Aeg- 1 ean and southern Greece during the \ past week states a Middle East air com- ‘ munique. Beaufighters sank a ship in ; Koroni harbour, southern Greece, after scoring many cannon strikes, and 4 the crew abandoned the vessel. Another supply ship heeled over on its side after an attack in the same harbour. Beaufighters also successfully attacked 1 shipping. • ATTACKS BY U.S. BOMBERS FIRST VISIT TO YUGOSLAV i CAPITAL London, April 17. ; American bombers under cloud : cover yesterday attacked towns in ; south-east Europe, including Belgrade and Brasov (also known as Kronstadt) rpeorts the German news 1 agency. Rumanian and German < fighters fiercely engaged the raiders. 1 Budapest was raided on Saturday night. Reuter’s correspondent says 1 this is the first time Belgrade has : been bombed sined* the German attack in April, 1941. It is one of the most important cross roads from Cen- 1 tral Europe to the Middle East. Brasov, 50 miles north of Ploesti, is the junction of a number of roads and 1 railways running through Transylvanian and Carpathian Passes. It is only 100 miles from the Red Army ' front in Rumania—the nearest point yet bombed from the west.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 18 April 1944, Page 5
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