| Show New Air Offensive Against Nazis Enters Third Day Oat LONDON April 10 UP UP- UP American heavy bombers attacked German air bases in France and Belgium on a mile front Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day shifting their daylight offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive after a Sunday raid reaching is as s far east as Poland in In which 63 nazi planes were shot down Strong forces fanned out over western Europe to tc pound German air centers in the third straight day of a new daylight offensive aimed at the nazi air force United States tates headquarters announced announced announced an an- that Fortress and Liberator Liberator Libera Libera- tor gunners downed 43 German planes Sunday which with the previously reported escort plane bag raised the total to 63 plus 29 destroyed or damaged on the ground The only fighters encountered l. l Monday were those opposing the bombers which made the days day's deepest penetration of France Their attack was brief and feeble I The air ministry revealed that British heavy bombers were chall challenged chal chal- l by a large number of German German Getman Ger Get man night fighters fighter Sunday night during a moonlight attack on the outskirts of Paris It was the first report o of heavy night fighter opposition during R RAF AF attacks on French targets indicating that the nazis had been forced to divert some fighter strength from the defenses of Germany M o 0 n d days day's a ys y's headquarters announcement announcement announcement an an- said all main buildings buildings buildings build build- ings of the Focke Wulf assembly plant at M Marienburg were hit hard and set on fire Sunday Only one small building and a gun testing range escaped damage Hits also wet were cored aircraft buildings at Wa Gdynia Poznan and Tutow Tuto the stilt statement r reported d M Marauder 1 uder medium bombers of the tle Ninth air force also were out outto Mo Monday to nod nd a a. y attacking targets in northern France They were escorted escorted escorted es es- es- es by Thunderbolt fighters Mustang fighter-bombers fighter attacked attacked attacked at at- tacked rail targets in Belgium without encountering fighter op op- op- op position They were escorted by other Mustangs One fighter was missing Strong forces of ot Flying Fortresses Fortresses Fortresses For For- tresses and Liberators made their third multi pronged assault on on the nazi aircraft industry in as many days only a few hours after R RAF A F heavy bombers dropped 1100 or more more tons of bombs each Sunday night o on oil railway targets at Ville- Ville neuve Saint Georges in southeastern southeast southeast- ern cnn suburbs of Paris and at Lille Lute on Pa Page pue Two Column Three f f j ff Big U. 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S Bomber Pound Hitler's Hillers Aircraft Centers enters Continued from Page P Pl j One controlling the supply lines to th the e French invasion coast Strike Airdromes Upwards of American four four- daylight raiders divided divide g their cargoes of destruction among amont the Evere and aircraft t repair works and Melsbroek airdromes airdromes airdromes air air- in the Brussels area of Belgium Belgium Bel Bel- t gium glum a air aircraft i r cr a aft f t factories a at Bourges 35 miles south of Paris France rance and mi military it ry objectives objective a along the French invasion coas coast t and elsewhere The big bombers were escorted d by equally strong forces of Thunderbolts Thunderbolts Thun Thun- Mustangs and nd s of both the Eighth and Ninth ai air r forces Mondays Monday's attacks rounded rounded round round- ed put out three days of f concentrated concentrate d American assa assaults lt on German aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft factories and airdromes a afar asfar as asfar s far east as East Prussia Prussia Prussia sia during which or more ail planes probably were destroyed in combat or on the ground in addi addition addi- addi addition tion to the devastation wrought among inong industrial works and other installations R A F Active The offensive opened Saturday with a heavy attack on Brunswick miles west of ot Berlin and was intensified Sunday with raids on Poznan Posen and Gdynia Poland Poland Po Po- land Marienburg East Prussia and arid Tutow and northeastern Germany R RAF A F four bombers took over oyer Sunday night with heavy attacks on railway targets at Villeneuve-Saint Villeneuve Georges in the southeastern suburbs of Paris and at Lille while twin Mosquitoes Mosquitoes Mos Mos- Mosquitoes raided Mannheim and western Germany A very extensive mine laying program at great range was carried carried car cari i ried out successfully to complete the night op operations ns the air ministry ministry min min- announced announce 1 Eleven planes were lost in all R RAF A F forays Flying up to 2000 miles miles' round roundtrip roundtrip trip American Flying Fortresses Fortresses Fortresses For For- tresses and Liberators with an escort es escort escort es- es cort of nearly 1000 fighters spread destruction through G e r m ma man m a an n Focke Wulf Focke-Wulf Wulf assembly or or components compo compo- vents vents- plants at Poznan Posen and Gdynia Poland Marienburg East Prussia and Tutow and War War- in northeastern Germany in daylight yesterday Thirty-one Thirty bombers and eight fighters were lost in Sundays Sunday's far- far flung operations while losses Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- were 34 bombers and 24 fighters I |
