25/8/1943 8.= am. (Dutch time) Stuart Hibberd
American Flying Fortresses who recently
bombed the Messerschmidt factory at
Regensburg and went through to North
Africa have on returning from North Africa
to this country bombed an airfield and
its repair works near Bordeaux.
From that base Focke Wulf raiders operate
against our shipping in the Atlantic.
The flight of the Fortresses is a round one of
3000 miles.
During the day yesterday Fortresses based in
this country escorted by Thunderbolts
attacked aircraft repair works near Paris.
6 enemy planes were shot down.
Two fighter stations were also attacked,
one of the pilots returning with the planes
from North Africa is the son of Mr. John Winant,
USA ambassador.
The Quebec conference has ended and it is now
known that Mr. Churchill will broadcast
next Saturday
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