Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Big DOrnier BOmbers Used.

Big DOrnier Bombers Used.
The new figure of 81 German
planes acknowledged as lost revised
upward the previous total of 81
German fighters and bombers re-
ported missing.
Germans disclosed meanwhile
their big DO-2l5 bombers-sister
ships of the DO-l7 Plying Pencil"
which wrought havoc in Poland
and Norway-now are being used
against the British.
The official news agency, DNB.
said the new bomber, veritable
flying battleship with bigger bomb
carrying capacity and heavier arm
ament, carries more potential de-
struction than anything yet seen
in the air.
1t was described as two-motoreo
ship, capable of reconnaissance as
we'll AS bombing operations, possess
ing greater speed and maneuvera-
bility and able to climb swiftly with
only one motor should the other be
disabled.
mo enemy can approach 1t with
out detection" DNB said. 1t added
that this product OF Germany's big
Dornier works is covered on all sides
with light and heavy machine guns
"There1l be no stopping now"
aviation circles said as Nazi war
planes swept across the Channel to
strike again at anti-aircraft de-
lenses. airdromes and plane facto-
ries vital to Britain's defense sys-
tenn.
Military commentators said weak
ening of the English air defenses
already was apparent, although
Germany had not yet loosed the
full power of the Wanted air force
which pulverized Poland, smashed
resistance in the Low Countries and
crushed France.
This is not large scale attack,
no matter what the effects on Eng
land may be-" said the authoritative
commentary Dienst aus Deutsch-
land, limiting at worse to come. 1T
is strong, armed reconnaissance"
Berlin itself was alive to the pos
sibility of British reprisals from
Nazi bombing attacks yesterday on
the London environs and the radio
issued repeated warnings against
infringement of stringent blackout
regulations. A lighted plane cruiSed
over the city during the night, ap-
parently checking air defenses.
Coast Defense in Action.
Along the French coast German
anti-aircraft artillery went into &C
ton early this morning as British
planes attempted to bomb oil depots
in Northwestern France and two
raiders were reported shot down
German flyers, returning from
yesterdays raids on London sub
urbs, said British anti-aircraft bat
teries were becoming so cratic they
we're able to swoop low over their
targets before releasing bombs.
Several of the flyers declared they
had loafed over London for q half
hour without being challenged by
British fighters. Commentators said
that apparently the German prac-
tice of attacking simultaneously at
many different places was keeping
enemy pursuit planes we'll scattered.
The major purpose Of the attacks
yesterday, informed sources saic,
was to deliver load after loaa of
bombs on vital detectives, and serial
combats were largely incidental.
The Germans insisted that the
British were greatly exaggerating
the number of Nazi planes particle
pating in the raids on England and
said that the raids thus far have
by no means been a gross angrif
or large scale attack.
DNB Summary Of Raids.
DNB summarized achievements of
the Nazi raiders yesterday as fol-
lows:
l. Arsenals, warehouses and cold
storage plants bombed over q wide
area.
2. An armament works at Biz
mingham seriously damaged.
8. Fires started at government
shipyards at Chatham, which were
reporteG still burning.
4. A destroyer sunk in bombing