Evening star., 1943-05-21
u. ). Fortresses
Blast Emden,
Heavy Nozi Fighter
Opposition Downs
II Of Big Bombers
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, May 21-Separate
forces of United States Flying
Fortresses struck new daylight
blows today at the U-boat yards
of Wilhelmshaven and Emden.
smashing through heavy fighter
opposition which brought down
II of the bombers, the 9th United
States Air Force announced.
Simultaneously 9th Air Force
PAT Thunderbolts swept anew over
the Nazi-guarded European coast
in separate operations and received
their stiffest punch to date from
German fighters. Three Thunder
bolts were lost in fight with a force
of Focke-Wulf 1905 and only one
Focke-Wulf was reported damaged.
Made Without Escort.
The attack was carried out at
midday by what the communicate
described as two strong formations"
of the 9th Air Force.
Both raids were made without a
fighter escort and were met by in
tense fax attacks" it was an
nounced. Nevertheless "a large
weight of bombs was dropped on
the submarine construction yards at
the two ports.
Swift Mosquito bombers of the
Raj bombed Berlin last night for
the second successive night and the
fifth time since May l3.
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bombers and fighters struck at en-
emy industries and communications
at widespread places in both France
and Germany. including Bremen
and Essen.
Mines also we're laid in enemy
waters, an Air Ministry communique
said
Despite the scope of the opera
tions. all the RAF planes except one
returned safely to their bases.
Nazis Minimize Raids.
The Berlin radio acknowledged
that British planes had been over
Germany again, but characteris-
tically made light of the raids.
nuisance attacks The daily COM
munique of the German high COM
mand, broadcast from Berlin, made
no mention of the latest attack on
the Nazi capital.
Details of the Raj attacks on
enemy transport we're given by the
I Air Ministry News Service
Near Bremen. the announcement
said. one speedy Mosquito set fire to
a factory with cannon shells. shot
up freight yard and strafed
/ train. bringing it to a halt.
| Seven other trains, four locomo-
tives and a number of anti-aircraft
! searchlight batteries we're targets
| for other Mosquitoes in the Bremen
area.
| In France Beaufghter shot down
a Heinkel Ill over a German air.
field, while others damaged loco
motives, barges, freight cars, canal
/ Jettles and motor transport.
London Has Alert.
Enemy raiders flew over a coastal
/ district of Southeast England just
before midnight. but an official an
nouncement said no bombs were
dropped.
London had an alert for the fifth
consecutive night. but there was no
gunfire and no planes were reported
over the city.
Meanwhile. Mosquito pilots at one
Mosquito intruder base expressed
the opinion that the Germans are
keeping the mass of their bombers
at home partly because of the ner-
vous strain imposed on the Nazi Air
Force by the constant Mosquito in
truder raids.
! Since these began. the Nazis have
been sending over only small bomb
Juggling Focke- -Wulfs instead of
bombers. The Focke-Wulfs can out
run the Mosquitoes, but the damage
! they do is comparatively slight.
One RAF flyer said, The Hun
simply won't take his bombers out
when he knows we're around"