FIGHTER SWEEPS
LARGE AREA OF NORTHERN FRANCE COVERED. NO ATTEMPT BY ENEMY TO INTERFERE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.45 a.m.) RUGBY, December 20. ’ For the first 1 time in eight days the weather today permitted a resumption of large-scale air operations in France. The American bombers’ target was Romilly-sur-Seine. 80 miles south-east of Paris, and 180 miles from the French coast. The fighters’ role was to support the bombeij’S; some providing cover for part of the way in towards the target and out again, while others carried out sweeps. With the British squadrons flew formations of the Canadian, Australian. Polish, Fighting French, Belgian and Czech air forces and American fighters. For over two hours they were sweeping Northern France from Boulogne to Le Havre and sixty miles inland. Many squadrons returned without seeing any enemy aircraft. Others reported sighting some which made no attempt to interfere with the operations.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 December 1942, Page 3
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