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rect bomb hits were scored on q
railway line at Cambria, in North
ern France, and explosives were
dropped on enemy air fields ir
France and Belgium.
Berlin Broadcast
A Berlin radio broadcast said the
weather forced the bombers to scat
ter and some bombs fell on Dus-
seldorf. But the loss Of only five
indicated the weather hampered
ground defenses as much as the
raiding planes.
A London broadcast warned
meanwhile, that Allied formations
soon would strike as deep into Axis
Europe as Czechoslovakia.
The raid ended four-night lull
for the big bombers. which had
been grounded by inclement wealth
er since they dropped $500 tons Of
bombs on Germanys biggest radar
and aircraft arms research station
at Peenemundle, go miles northwest
Of Stettin, Tuesday night.
Warns Czechs
The warning Of impending raids
against Czechoslovakia was ad-
dressed to Czechs and Slovaks work.
ing In factories, such as Skoda,
turning out arms and ammunition
for the German war machine. Leave
Nazi war factories or risk bombings,
the workers were told.
The night activity followed an
other American raid against q
French airfield In the relentless Of
fensive to smash Nazi air power In
advance OF an Allied invasion OF
Western Europe.
Martin marauders of the 9th U.
s. Air force, with an escort Of Brit
ish and Allied spitfires. bombed the
field at Roger. south
west Of Rouen, late yesterday and
shot down three intercepting fight
ers. Escorting spitfires destroyed
six others. One marauder and eight
spitfires were lost.
Taken Retaliation Blows
German planes continued their
token retaliation raids against Brit
ain, scattering bombs over East An
glia and Southeastern England, dur
ing the night, but no damage or
casualties were reported. An air
raid alarm was sounded in London
when one plane approached the
outskirts. Two raiders were shot
down.
The first American airmen to re-
turn to Britain after participating
In the Shuttle bombing OF a Mes
serschmitt aircraft factory at Re-
gensburg, SIS miles southeast OF
Nurnberg. Tuesday reported the fly
ing fortresses stirred up some OF the
fiercest opposition yet encountered
by the 9th air force.
Every Type or Plane
Flown back here from Africa by
the air transport command, the
flyers said they were attacked for
more than 3 IL hours by every type
Of German aircraft. including new,
rocket shooting, twin engined
planes. The attacks began as soon
as some OF the fortresses crossed
the Dutch coast and lasted almost
until they crossed into Italy, which
one crewman said was like entering
a library from times square.
LIST Lieut.. Robert II. Morrill, OF
(378 Walnut Street, Newtonville,
Mass. pilot Of the Southern
Queen" said the anti-aircraft fire
was not bothersome until the for
nations reached Bremen Pass,
where the exploding shells could be
heard even above the roar OF the
fortresscs' engines.
Ship Attacked l0C Times
LIST Lieut.. Norman Scott OF 1855
Heliotrope Drive) Los Angeles,
Calf. pilot OF the "Sad Sack No.
g." said he saw lots OF fortresses
going down" under attack from Ger
man fighters.
SCOTS navigator. LIST Lieut.. Dom
aid Strout Of Kcene. N. H.. said the
Sad Sack No. 2" was attacked at
least 100 times.
Our nose was blown TO pieces,
our electrical. radio and hydraulic
systems were shot out and our au-
tomato pilot was broken" he said.
I'VE had ~ holes In the wings
alone