A QUIETER DAY
BOMBING OF ITALY
WEATHER TURNS BAD
Rec 11.10 a.m. RUGBY, September 2. Although heavy bombers from the Middle East were able to attack airfields in the heel of Italy, the Northwest African strategical air farce was grounded yesterday by bad weather for the first time for two months, reports a correspondent at Allied headquarters. Light and medium bombers continued to harass enemy communications in the toe of Italy, while Wellingtons bombed the Aversa railway yards, north of Naples. Spitfires of the desert air force, escorted by Bostons, Baltimores, and Mitchells on these and other operations, did not encounter any enemy aircraft—B.O.W. Rec. 9 a.m. LONDON, September 1. A Cairo air communique says that R.A F. heavy bombers on Tuesday night attacked the airfield at Grottaglie, 11 miles north-east of Taranto. Cloud prevented accurate assessment of the damage, but bursts were seen at the south-west corner of the aerodrome. . A Rome communique says that Allied air forces bombed localities in Naples province and caused limited damage. Allied naval units shelled the area of Cape < Pellaro, south of Reggio, and Italian coastal batteries immediately returned the fire.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 56, 3 September 1943, Page 5
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188A QUIETER DAY Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 56, 3 September 1943, Page 5
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