4/9/1943. 9.= am (Dutch time) Stuart Hibberd.
Our bombers attacked targets in Berlin during
the night. No further official report about
the landing in Italy has been received.
Our correspondents have described our air
superiority over the Street and the preparations for
the landing in Italy.
Nothing fresh about landing. Germans say heavy
fighting takes place and our tanks are said to be
engaged near Scilla, north of Reggio. There was no
intervention by air from the enemy. The invasion ports
were in Sicily to which ports our men went down
with their material. It looks like a London traffic jam
but 10 times greater. Our men sitting naked on
their gun barrels etc. sucking grapes and melons
they bought from the farmers. It looks like a huge
motor car park at arrival. Every man had at least
made one landing. Our bombers were over Berlin
last night. American Fortresses, Merodas,
Mitchells and Venturas escorted by hundreds of
fighters were very busy over France yesterday.
The Renault factories (not motorcar works) where
fighter aircraft are repaired by the Germans were
bombed. In all we lost 12 planes and
destroyed 29 enemy planes.
This morning the enemy fired shells over
the street of Dover and warnings were
sounded in the Dover area.
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