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bomber were able to see their tar
rets and line them up IN the sights
for pln-point bonibArdment, hailed
BY the returning cfewtnen IS Q
definite success.
Four weeks to the day after the
last daylight attack on Berlin, more
than 1000 heavy bomberB Of IL.
cen, james H. Doollttle's Eighth
Air Force returned 70 strike q pow
erfui blow at the German capital.
Fighters Of the United states
Eighth and Ninth AR Forces new
with the bombers "ln very great
strength"-probably ct least 1000
streaking over western Europe and
Germany to guard the Forts ana
Liberators.
The Swedish defense star an
nounced that IL more United States
four-engined bombers either had
made forced landings or crashed on
Swedish territory BY noon today, the
Swedish home radio reported.
Seven Of the planes made forced
landings at Bultofta, two at Tinke-
by and one near Sjoebo, while two
crashed in the vicinity Of Federoed
and Skurup.
Along with Berlin the massive
striking force smashed at Basdorf,
village on the outskirts Of the
capital. A communicate announcing
the attack mentioned no other tar
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Of the bombing feet was focused on
the capital and its immediate en-
virot1s.
Terror Raid
The enemy broadcasts, which de:
scribed the Berlin attack as a ter
ror raid" said the American forma-
lions were engaged In violent air
battles throughout northern Ger
many.
The German radios had reported
the big bombers over the Reich from
the northwest to the pre-war Polish
border, where partial formations
were said to be flying east and
southeast, apparently into Poland,
Although the attack on Berlin
by heavy bombers would be the first
since the invasion, the Nazi capital
has been hit four times by Raj
Mosquitoes since Allied troops land
ed In France.
| II the Americans were raidinR
Berlin with anything like the 1900
bombers which struck Germany and
the French coast yesterday, the
capital was getting the worst blow
ever infiicted on a single city In one
air operation.
The German radio said that while
the bulk of the bombers were re-
turning westward, partial forma-
tons still were over Wartheland On
tne pre.war Polish border and Sill
esla, nying east and southeast.
Inc attacks on oil refineries and
synthetic oil plants In Germany
Yesterday constituted one of the
heaviest assaults yet made on vital
IueI and lubricants for the Nazi
army, and supreme Headquarters
announced that photographs taken
during and after the raids showed
tnat American bonbers had OBJ.
tanned excellent results" In bomb.
ing the plants.
Flying Tortresses and Liberators
also bombed the German robot
plane launching platforms at Pas
De Calais again last night, to COM
plete q day Of the greatest aerial
operations. The heavy bombers
alone carried out more than 1000
sorties in their strikes in Germany
and France.
During the night, Raj activity
was restricted to series Of attacks
by second tactical air force Mos
quitoes on the railroad yards at
Mezidon, Chartres and Rambouillet.
MeAdon, l8 miles southeast Of
Caen, is the closest enemy freight
yard to the front, while Rambouil-
let, Is miles southwest Of Paris, has
been the principal German supply
line to Normandy since the more d.
rect northern lines were cut. Char
tres also is in the latter area.
Medium and fighter bombers sup.
ported the Allied troops last night
by hitting coastal battery at Houl-
gate and gun positions on the Cher
bourg peninsula.
Preliminary reports showed 10
enemy aircraft destroyed during the
day, while four Allied planes were
missing.