AIR BATTERING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 October 1943, Page 3

AIR BATTERING

* OF GERMAN WAR MACHINE HEAVY R.A.F. NIGHT ATTACK ON STUTTGART. FLYING FORTRESSES STRIKE AT BREMEN. Allied aircraft based in Britain continue their day and night hammering of the German war machine. American Flying Fortresses in daylight today attacked the great U-boat base of Bremen. The results are not yet known. The Berlin radio says the raid was carried out by a strong formation of aircraft and that considerable damage was done. Further strong forces of bombers, escorted by many squadrons of fighters, were seen crossing the English coast this afternoon, but there is no information about their targets. Fighters wero also busy across the Channel and so far they are known to have destroyed ten enemy aircraft. Two Allied fighters were lost, but the pilot of one is safe. Stuttgart received a pounding last night from a strong force of heavy bombers. Other Lancasters went to Fredrickshafen and Mosquitos raided Munich and targets in southwest Germany. Seven aircraft are missing from the night’s operations, which included mine-laying in enemy waters. Stuttgart, Munich and Fredrickshafen are within 100 miles of each other and once again the enemy’s defence organisation was left wondering where the main attack was' going to fall. Stuttgart is one of the most important industrial cities of Germany. It was not possible to observe the full effects of the bombing. CASUALTIES IN LONDON NOISIEST RAID THIS YEAR. AT LEAST TWO RAIDERS DESTROYED. LONDON, October 8. A small force of enemy planes crossed the coast of England last night headed for London. Several persons are believed to be buried under the debris of four houses which were demolished in a residential district by direct hits. The raiders met an exceptionally hot reception from the city’s greatly strengthened defences. The raid was London’s noisiest and also its longest this year. At least two raiders were destroyed. Bombs fell in several London districts but only a few raiders reached London. The majority were over East Anglia and others spread over south-east England. LIMITED EFFORT ABOUT 30 TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED ON LONDON (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. About 60 enemy aircraft' crossed the coast last night, six of which were over London between 8.15 and 9.30 p.m. and nine between 9.45 and 11 p.m. The Press Association states that the raid was devoid of any military significance and was made obviously only for propaganda purposes. It is estimated that 30 tons of bombs were dropped on London.