RESUMPTION OF AIR OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 233, 29 June 1944, Page 6

RESUMPTION OF AIR OFFENSIVE

Support Of Invaders , (Received June 29, 12.50 a.m.) LONDON, June 28. “Allied armour in the battle southeast of Tilly succeeded in widening the breach created by the infantry on Monday,” reports today’s Allied communique. “Our forces, advancing on a four-mile front have driven acros sthe main Villers Boeage-Caen road after particularly heavy fighting on the left in the area of Tourville. The enemy is resisting stubbornly, but the advance continues to make good progress. Allied forces in the vicinity of Cherbourg have made progress in cleaning out the enemy remnants hemmed in the horns of the peninsula. “The Allied airforces, after a two-dny lull, enforced by the weather, operated yesterday over a widespread area in northwest France, ranging from Cherbourg and La Roche sur Yon in the west to Orleans and Paris and beyond in the east. Operations in support of our ground forces were largely carried out by fighters and fighter-bombers. Attacks were concentrated against enemy reinforcements moving northward along several routes. "Successful attacks were made against numerous trains carrying troops and equipment between Paris and. Orleans. Other targets included marshalling yards at Artenay and Toury and road and rail traffic and local points near Rennes, Chartres, St. Nazaire. Laval, Nantes, .Parennes and Flers and also east of Paris. Our light bombers continued attacks into the night. Other fighter-bombers attacked airfields at Villeneuve-Vertus, Counantre and Coulomniiers. Our * heavy bombers last night struck at rail centres at Vitry le Francais and Vaires, east of Paris, and others were over military installations in the Pas de Calais following two daylight attacks against similar objectives. A small force of heavy day bombers also attacked the airfield at Creil. Twenty-three enemy planes were destroyed during these operations. Thirteen of our' bombers and eight lighters are missing. The weather in the Straits of Dover this morning is windy, changeable, and cloudy, but the sea is not as rough as it was yesterday.

Flying bombs were against sent over southern England last night and today. The numbers seemed smaller than previously. Casualties and damage are reported. Anti-aircraft batteries and fighters frequently went into action.