Show Italian Bombers Join Germans In n British Raids Fascist Pilots Score Hits in Attack Nazis Report Admitting R. R A. A F. F Assaults Damage Berlin Ham Hamburg BERLIN Oct 25 AP Italian AP-Italian Italian plan planes s for the first time have joined German raiders in operations ag against England the German high command announced Friday The Italians started fr from m bases bases in occupied territory In the framework of the German air forces force's fighting operations against the British a said adding Through well-aimed well bombs they scored great successes successes against port facilities in the east of the British British Brit Brit- ish Isles While the Germans and Italians were striking at port industrial Ind and traffic facilities the high command command com corn mand said sald British bombers attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked Berlin and the German port of Hamburg during the night leaving a number of dead and in in- in Fires were set and other property property property prop prop- erty damage resulted in the barbor harbor harbor har bar bor and some sections of Hamburg Hamburg Ham Ham- burg the said In Berlin British bombs caused several fires light damage to houses and a bigger fire In a lumber yard The The fires were extinguished Continued on Pare Pace Five Column Five Italian Pa Planes es Join Jain Raids on on Britain 1 Score Hits in In Ports Say Nazis Continued From Page One quickly German Gennan authorities authorities' said adding that five British planes were shot down Authorities declared only single planes managed to fly over the city proper others having been turned away toward the north end and south by outlying antiaircraft ar ar- ar- ar tillery Ullery Hits on Homes Reported The attacking planes flying through lying low clouds dropped explosive and Incendiary bombs at several places u upon on residential sections workers' workers settlements and garden houses the said Informed sources said German warplanes had been attacking London London London Lon Lon- don since early Friday morning with bombs of heavier caliber than us usual al after a series of night raids carried out despite adverse weather Assessing the results of ThUrsdays Thursdays Thursday's Thursdays Thursday's Thurs Thurs- days day's raid on England these sources said gigantic fires flared in Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Bir Bir- mingham and attacks were pressed home on a number of east coast ports and Midlands industrial centers centers centers cen cen- in addition to London Industrial plants were destroyed in one town southwest of London it was said Five British planes were shot down nazis reported while one Germ German n plane failed to return ROME Oct 25 1 An Pi-An An Italian air base has been established on the shore of the English channel and Italian bombers already have come back with marks of combat combat combat com com- bat from forays with their German Ger Ger- German i iman man com comrades ades on on London II n Gior Gior- nale dItalia d'Italia reported Friday A dispatch from this papers paper's war correspondent did not say when the Italian participation began began began be be- be- be gan but indicated it was in thelast thelast the thelast last few days |