Show GERMAN PILOTS DESCRIBE RAID BERLIN Dec 9 UP In JP-In In what wha was declared to be by far the mightiest assault yet upon London the he German Ge high command reported report report- ed Monday the nazi lefa left lef lefta a great glowing sea of fire raging aging last n night gM in the besieged bt British capital The business section government government govern govern- ment merit buildings oi oil storage tanks grain elevators and warehouses warehouse shared hared equally in the attack the asserted adding that tha thata a veritable hail of tons of high explosives and tons of fire firebombs firebombs firebombs bombs was loosed on the city Within two hours 40 fires sent flames licking skyward the official official cial ial news agency said returning returning return- return ing ng pilots reported Poplar and Bethnal Green in East London were hardest hit with entire blocks of houses grain grair elevators leva tors and warehouses engulfed engulf ec In n flames reported The returning pilots told of witnessing witnessing wit- wit essing a terrific fire in Poplar apparently from a gasoline tank which they said soon spread to tc others and formed one huge walf wall wal of f flames sweeping down whole avenues venues to grain elevators and warehouses Blocks of collapsing houses in ethnal Bethnal Green sent clouds of dust dusl and smoke billowing upward they added |