Show RAF RAE Mistake Hurls Ton Blast BlastOn BlastOn BlastOn On Canadians Before Falaise CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS HEAD HEAD- QUARTERS Aug 16 UP UP-An UP An undisclosed number of Canadian soldiers were killed and several others were listed as missing and wounded Wednesday as a result of the RAF R A F assault Monday on the he Falaise defenses in which tons ons of bombs fell short of the target arget and landed In the Canadian lInes ines The accident was the third in inive five ive weeks on the Normandy front frontIn In n which allied bombers support- support supportIng Ing ng closely the land drives have hit their own men One of the victims in a previous accident was Lt Gen Lesley J J. McNair Coming so soon after last Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tues Tues- days day's incident in which U. U S. S Flying Fly- Fly Flying ing ng Fortresses and Liberators dropped part of their on the he Canadian rear areas Mondays Monday's accidental bombing was announced frankly rankly by army authorities They decided that the accidents came so close together they were capable of producing adverse conditions conditions conditions con con- among the troops' troops morale unless the bombing policy was explained explained explained ex ex- together with its advantages advantages advantages despite accidents A Canadian army officer estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that 20 of the tons of fragmentation bombs dropped by some R RAF A F and fell on the Canadian soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers driving toward F Falaise The accident however did not materially affect the progress of the attack which already was un un- under under under der way |