24/4/1944 1.= pm. St. Hibberd
Allied aircraft went again across the Channel
this morning.
In last night's attacks railway targets were
again bombed 6 miles northeast of Brussels.
Mines were also laid. Mosquitoes went to
Mannheim which was attacked for the second
night running. 6 of our planes are missing.
Yesterday Mustangs and Thunderbolts
raided targets from the Dutch coast to Bremen
and the Ruhr Valley.
Spitfire bombers bombed a viaduct near
Amiens. Belgian and French targets were
also attacked and our fighters penetrated
deep into Eastern France 250 miles from
the coast.
Namur in Belgium was attacked yesterday
night.
There were a small number of
enemy planes over South and West England
last night. 5 planes were destroyed. Bombs fell in
several places and some damage was caused.
There were also a small number of casualties.
In attacks on Austria from Italy
yesterday the bombers shot down 26 planes
and the fighters 21 enemy machines.
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