SEVERE DAMAGE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 October 1943, Page 4

SEVERE DAMAGE

IN EAST PRUSSIA & POLAND AS RESULT OF AMERICAN BOMpING PHOTOGRAPHIC "EVIDENCE (Hv Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright) This Day, IL4O a.m ) LONDON, October 10. Phptographs show the virtual destruction of the East Prussian aircraft assembly plant (at Marienburg) and other e severe and widespread damage as a result of United States Army An Force raids against Anklam. Gdynia, Danzig and Marienburg last Friday, announces the U.S.A.A.F. commander, Brigadier-General Anderson. The Geiman liner Stuttgart and three other ships were set on fire and docks woikshops and railway yards were hit in Gdynia. An aircraft component factory was severely damaged and many buildings were left burning furiously in Anklam. Bombs several times hit oil storage tanks, buildings a stores; dump and railway communications in Danzig. Bursting bombs completely blanketed the aircraft factory at Marienburg and destroyed a number of grounded planes. This plant is believed to have accounted for about naif tne assembly of all Focke-Wulf 109 s.

SIGNIFICANT VICTORY

WON OVER THE LUFTWAFFE

WARSHIPS PROBABLY HIT AT GDYNIA. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (By Teieg ap LON £) ONi October 10. British and American bombers struck against Germany and German-occu-pied Europe from east and west during the week-end. Communiques from tne R.A.F. and United States Army Air Force headquarters reveal that planes from England and North Africa, striking at the most distant and best-pro-tected corners of Hitler's Europe, reaching the lair of the German fleet, and destroying vital factories, m addition to winning a significant victoiy over the Luftwaffe. Flying Fortresses, making a daylight raid on East Prussia and Poland, in the rear of the German armies facing Russia carried out most spectacular raids, making round flights of 1,700 miles to Marienburg and of 1.600 miles to Gdynia. ~ , The British United Press aeronautical writer says that, allowing for a . large margin of misses at Gdynia, owing to a smoke-screen, it is likely that several warships were heavily damaged. One pilot reported seeing ships leaving Gdynia when the bombers arrived, and added: “They didn't get far." ANOTHER GREAT BLOW 102 NAZI FIGHTERS SHOT DOWN OVER WESTERN GERMANY. AGAINST LOSS OF 32 AMERICAN AIRCRAFT. LONDON. October 10. Another severe setback has been suffered by the Luftwaffe. In a raid on Western Germany by American formations today, 81 enemy planes were shot down by Flying Fortresses, and Thunderbolts accounted for 21 more, making a total of 102. The Americans lost 30 Fortresses and two Thunderbolts.