FLYING BOMBS CAUSE DAMAGE
(8.0.W.) RUGBY, August 3. Enemy activity with flying bombs over the southern counties, including the London area, was resumed shortly before midnight on Wednesday. It was continuous until just after midday, except for a few short intervals in daylight. Casualties and damage were caused. Some hours after the Royal Air Force Bomber Command had made heavy attacks on two flying bomb and rocket supply depots north of Paris this afternoon, strong forces of Halifaxes, with fighter cover, this evening attacked a supply depot near Watten, in the Pas de Calais. A good concentration of bombing was seen on both. The depots attacked north of Paris are close to the river Oise. One is at Trossz et Mexim, in the Creil area, near the limestone caves of St. Leu d’Esserent and Thiverny, used for storing and in part assembling flying bombs, and the second depot, which was attacked this afternoon, is near Apostrophe, I’lsle Adam, about 18 miles north of Paris.
A wing commander taking part in the latter attack reported that the attack seemed to him to be completely successful.
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Southland Times, Issue 25434, 5 August 1944, Page 5
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