FLYING FORTRESSES BOMB LILLE
Big Bag Of Enemy Planes STEEL WORKS DAMAGED
(British Official Wireless.)
RUGBY, October 10.
Forty-eight enemy aircraft were destroyed by United .States Flying Fortress and Liberator bombers during a raid bn German-held industrial establishments at Lille yesterday morning. A further 38 were .probably destroyed and 19 damaged. It is also revealed that 115 bombers took part in the operation and only four were lost. Not one of the R.A.I. fighters which escorted the bombers is missing, though they destroyed five enemy lighters. Many squadrons of Allied fighters made supporting and diversionary sweeps during ' the operation. The bombers’ main target was the Lille steel and locomotive works. Many bursts were seen on the target. The crews of the attacking aircraft saw a huge column of flame and smoke arising from the target as they flew away. A large number of enemy aircraft was encountered, and the bombers had -many successful combats. An enemy aircraft was shot down off the coast of Kent ‘by R.A.F. ground defences this morning.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 14, 12 October 1942, Page 5
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171FLYING FORTRESSES BOMB LILLE Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 14, 12 October 1942, Page 5
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