The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-08-01
81 Planes Lost
in Big Raid,
British Admit
MorshoII Mentioned
as Top Commander
for Second Front

LONDON, Aug. 1-(R-The
Raj blasted the Rhineland in
dustrial center of Dusseldorf
for an hour last night and at
tackled targets in Northern
France and the Low Countries
in a sustained offensive from
which 81 planes failed to return,
the Air Ministry announced to-
day.
The raids were carried out In
good weather, q communique
said, and apparently were highly
successful.
A very strong force" Of
bombers was reported to have
participated in the attack upon
Dusseldorf - the 47th assault
upon that city but the first since
Sept. 81: 1941. The raid repre-
sented a round trip Of more than
500 miles.
STEEL MILL SITE
Among the industrial plants
situated at Dusseldorf are the
Rheinmetal iron and steel works,
which compare in size and i'm
portance to the Krupp armar
ment works, and the vereinigte
Stahlwerke Omitted steel
Works). The .lAttar.ae one, 49,
-four biszs ~ g ~ \
In GERMANY a
Dusseldorf alsa = thu oito O.
large silk, paper AMI patent ~
factories and warehouse. lt u
Germany's third largest inland
port and IN important railway
center, with ono Of the Hhlno,S
largest railway bridges.
Targets attacked by BritiGh
bombers and fighters last mint
in occupied territory inclu1ed
airdromes In the LowlanaD. nj
railway yards at Coens apd e1ue-
where in NortheEu France. Six
freight trains were reported Slut
up with cannonfire from Low.
flying raiders.
The nights plane losses in--
cluded 30 bombers and one
fighter.
Berlin military quarters LIST
ed rs British aircraft destroyed
in the Dusseldorf raid and said
that Nazi fighters and anti-air
craft batteries accounted for .
total of 43 over Western Ger.
many and occupied regions.
CANADIAN SQUADRONS
The raiders, including two
squadrons of Canadians, carried
incendiaries and explosives
which ranged up to two tons.
While the Raj was engaged
over Germany, Nazi night raid
ers dashed at scattered points on
the British east and northeast
coasts, but preliminary reports
indicated the attacks were not
heavy.
Berlin broadcasts said the 1t
tacks were conferred upon Hull.
One enemy plane was report
ed downed.
There was no activity over
London, which was disturbed By
early morning alerts on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
The Raj assault on Germany
last night was the fourth Of the
week and followed q day Of In
tense aerial activity over the o.
cupied French coast In which
hundreds of British and Ger.
man fighter planes fought bitter
duels that continued until dusk.
The Air Ministry reported II
Nazi planes - including thfoo
of the powerful new rocke-
Wuf 1905 - were shot out q
the sky in these combats, while
British losses were put 1t eight
aircraft.
AMERICANS IN FIGHT
Four Of the enemy planes
were credited 70 two Americas
Eagle Squadron pilots - yliGA1
Lieut.. s. r. Eonef Of San JoooL
CAL, and Pilot Offices Barry No.
hon Of Santa Barbara, Cal
who shot down two apiece.
Boston bombers which ocoonD-
panied the RAJ AghterS On tho1g
cross-channel sweeps yeoeof000
attacked the airdroane q 49,
vile, the docks st s.. Walo -
targets In Brittany. ~
Talk Of posBihllty @ a
attempt to establioh . - q
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