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... earliest days of air bombing, sighting was a primitive matter; there were no proper instruments and bombs were droped largely by guesswork. The bomb-aimer, for instance, might squint down past the leading edge of the wing, releasing his bombs the target came ...

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... daylight on enemy naval targets, the RAJ. has concentrated its bombing of the more distant German targets under covet darkness. . . , For some time past, “Britain* air strength has been rising, bombing attacks by day have been made by the RAJ. targets around ...

N.B. TOWN BOMBRD

... BOMBRD Bombs were dropped by an enemy plane near Scottish town in the N.K. on Saturday night Thp plane was heard circling in the vicinity sohse time before the bombs ware dropped. Fortunately damage was dons and there were no casualties. The bombs landed ...

SEA POWER REMAINS

... attacks. 15« bombs were dropped and no hits recorded. It is quite certain that altogether a vast number bombs hit the water and not the ship. Almost incessant aerial attacks on convoys were made after the evacuations from Andalsnes and Namsos. Bombs came down ...

THE WAR FROM DAY TO DAY TUESDAY London Guildhall was set on fire, famous churches were gutted or damaged, and

... Blenheim aircraft. Sudden sorties were made on military objectives with success. niDAT 20,000 incendiary bombs and numerous high explosive bombs were rained on Bremen by the R.A.F. The chief objectives were the great shipbuilding yards in which warships ...

District News

... dry docks, and jetty at Brest. Bombs were dropped the barracks at Kristiansund. A heavy German attack was made on a South-West area. Many people in Southhampton were twice rendered homeless by indiscriminate German bombing. Greeks made a new advahcd Worth-easi ...

THE WAR FROM DAY TO DAY The total. of Italian captives is now 30,009. Our casualties amount to 400. Quantities

... by bomber aircraft the R-A F, and several tons bombs were dropped on targets, which included power station, customs buildings, wharves, and shipping. Large fires were started and incendiary and H.E. bombs burst an oil-storage plant President Roosevelt ...

Letters to the Editor FROM: ‘“‘Puddle Stinker’’' (Name and address supplied) The new Blitz

... sadly had an unenviable accolade of the most bombed town in Britian, population-wise. To walk down town now one would think that the war was still on 44 years after the last air-raid. After an air raid the bomb craters would have been filled in right away; ...

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... pleasant stroll through the British countryside.—The Volkiscber 800 bach ter. Bombs on the, Twelve H.E. bombs were dropped on a Norths Tue * day night, and five other bombs f$U harmlessly in the sea. There were two fatalities artleng a' one young girl ...

AT THE TALKIES

... Long lines of trucks, each bearing yellow bomb, move from plane to plane. The bombs are hoisted one by one up into the racks behind-the long bomb doors which stretch half the length the fuselage. Bomb after bomb fits snugly on to its rack ...

THE WAR FROM PAY to DAY

... widespread raids on Italy. Nine towns were bombed, including Genoa and Turin. Targets at Frankfurt towns, in Western Germany were also bombed. . ' Women and children were snumg the dead when an enemy plane dropped bombs on a Scottish North-East town. Two t ...

THE MINISTRY OF FOOD, LONDON, S.W.f

... We lost five planes but all the pilots were saved. MONDAY Bombs were dropped in seventeen districts in London. RAJ. dropped tons of H.E. and Are bombs on Berlin. Krupps Works at Essen were bombed for two hours, as well as the Dortmund-Ems Aqueduct and the ...