Arrested 5/4-1944 released 8/4/1944.
unable to listen.
11/4-1944 6.= pm. Wardell
Up to 2000 aircraft of which half American
bombers have been into Germany today.
Marauders attacked targets over the
Channel last night. 900 planes chiefly
Halifaxes and Liberators attacked railway
targets in France and Belgium and dropped
over 3600 tons of bombs. A record quantity
so far.
Fortresses and Liberators penetrated
deep into Germany today. Aircraft factories
at Aschersleben near Magdeburg and
Leipzig were bombed. Fierce air battles took
place. Charleroi was raided by Marauders
and also military objectives in the Pas de
Calais area. Mosquitoes were also over the
Ruhr and Hannover last night. From last
night's operations only 9 planes were
lost. 7 enemy planes were destroyed by the
bombers and 8 by the fighters.
In Italy bad flying weather kept our heavy
bombers grounded. Fighters attacked shipping
off the Adriatic and Dalmatian coasts.
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