Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-30

planes were destroyed on this and
other raids, the Air Ministry said.
Seen as Experiment.
The massive attack stirred specu-
lation that Hamburg is being made
the subject IF an Allied experiment
from the air
Results achieved in the persistent
day and night bombing of Germanys
second largest city and submarine
nest were viewed as likely to de-
termine the pattern of the air war
for the next few months.
In this connection, it was noted
that lengthening nights will bring
Berlin itself within the range of
heavy day and night bombings by
October or November.
Hamburg with her million inhabit-
ants has been scared by five Brit
ish night and two American day
light raids since Saturday. and
flames and smoke from the stricken
city have served as beacons for each
successive raid.
Last nights attack was the 1O5th
Of tile war carried out on that city
by the Raj, but this weeks concen-
trated assault on the city apparent
ly was aimed at blowing it off the
map.
Other Targets Hit.
American medium bombers swept
out at daybreak today to continue
the round-the-clock aerial attacks
on Germany and occupied territory
in the wars greatest air offensive
by blasting at the German airdrome
at Woensdrecht in Holland this
morning.
Swift British Mosquito planes hit
at other targets in Germany during
the night while Raj fighters strafed
airfields and railways at Merville.
Coulommiers Nantes and FORCES in
France, and Schleswig-Ja in Ger
many.
German aircraft struck back at
Britains coastal regions during the
night, but the Air and Home Secur-
ity Ministries said little damage and
no casualties resulted. One of the
raiders was destroyed.
The night thrusts followed heavy
daylight attacks on the submarine
slips at Kiel and the Heinkel plane
factory at Warnemuende by strong
which shot down more than 80 Nazi
fighters attempting to intercept
them.
Both Raids Successful
Good bombing results were OBJ
served on both targets" the United
States communique said in desclib-
ing the sweeps over Germany.
Boston and Typhoon bombers
swung into the assault yesterday in
daylight raids also, attacking a
power station near Rouen and an
air field at Mervinne, France, while
United States medium bombers
struck at Fortruge near st. Omer.
Indicating the power and scope OF
the weeks raids, the Air Ministry
said yesterday that 1000 tons of
bombs had been dropped on Ham
burg, Essen and other German tar
gets during the week ended July %
at a loss of per cent of the raid
ing forces.
In the same period, it said. there
was not single casualty on the
whole British Isles from enemy at
tacks and damage had been neg
ligible.
Brig. Gen. Frederick L. Anderson,
chief of the United States 9Th Air
Force Bomber Command, said that
more than 200 German fighters had
been destroyed since Saturday In
addition to many more probables.
40 Americans Saved.
The Air Ministry announced last
night that at least 10 Americans
missing in previous raids on Ger
many and occupied territory had
been picked up from the North Sea
and landed in England during the so
hours ending the evening of July o.
The report said that more than
200 British aircraft as we'll as
American planes had searched for
the lost crews, and that most of
those rescued had been found more
than 100 miles from England
The Berlin broadcast German
communique said the Hamburg raid
last night-to which it referred as
another heavy terror attack
caused further devastations in the
town and heavy civilian casualties.
Helgoland was raided by Allied
planes by daylight Thursday, as
welh as Kiel and other places on the
North German coast, the commu-
nique said. 1t declared that Nazi
guns shot down 81 Allied planes.
German air forces were reported
by the Berlin bulletin to have sunk
10,000-ton Allied merchant steamer
and damaged two other large vessels
in the Atlantic.
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