Show ALLIED AIRMEN POUND NAZI NAil WAR CENTERS Round-Clock Round Bombing Hits Hit Berlin Other Targets in Germany LONDON May 14 W Berlin jp-Berlin Berlin Czechoslovakia and the Ruhr valley valley val val- val val- ley Icy of Germany were pounded in great strength by British by-British British bombers Thursday night and the Berlin radio reported that four American bombers had attacked the north German Gennan coastal area at noon Friday extending the augmented augmented aug aug- allied air offensive to nearly nearly nearly near near- ly 48 hours of incessant assault T The e air ministry said snore more than 1000 tons of bombs were dropped on the great industrial area and transportation center of Bochum in the Ruhr Berlin was not bombed on on- ona a large scale but the are area in the west and southwest of the city were hit The ministry said details details details de de- de- de tails on the Slovakia Czecho operation operation operation opera opera- tion were not available and immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate objectives in that occupied country were not named In daylight Friday Spitfires s o on offensive operations over northern northern north north- ern em France and Belgium shot down eight enemy fighters at the cost of one During the last 24 hours the air ministry said British fighters fighters fight fight- ers Cra ers had destroyed 20 enemy planes and lost eight The British lost Jost 34 bombers Thursday night in a swift punishing punishing punishing pun pun- sequel of the record punch at Germanys Germany's leading river port of Duisburg the night before In daylight daylight daylight day day- light Thursday American heavyweIghts heavy- heavy weIghts bombed and St. St Ornery Y- Y l I Berhn ot of the north German bombings was pot not con con- Eighth U. U S S. S Sair air force headquarters The G Germans er eI m a n s claimed at least thre three bombers were destroyed y d in fierce air battIes battles battles bat bat- tIes in which cerman erman fighters roseto roseto rose roseto to challenge the raiders which were we're were beset also by medium and heavy flak Wilhelmshaven Kiel Kid and Emden have been beed fr frequent quent allied air targets targets targets tar tar- gets on the German north coast but the Germans did not specify the shrouded fog-shrouded targets British authoritative sources said preliminary reconnaissance rep reports indicated heavy industrial damage in R RAF A F raids on Dortmund Dortmund Dortmund Dort Dort- mund May 4 and on Duisburg two night ago The nonstop offensive was continued continued continued con con- at dawn Friday by fleets of allied allie I bombers and fight fighters rs Which swarmed out at great height over the channel the later missions missions missions mis mis- meeting the first raiders coming back Tremendous explosions rolling from rom the French coast indicated that the Calais and Dunkerque erque areas were being hardest hit The German radio asserted that the British planes were unable to concentrate their night attack because because because be be- cause of pursuit by py German night fighters and heavy antiaircraft barrages The Germans said at least 32 raiders mostly four en bombers were destroyed and that 10 others rs were probably shot down |