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based offensive goes on. Last night Duisburg was the main target for our bombers but big scale mining was also carried out. The RAF also went to Hannover and an airfield in Belgium. Air battles were fought over the Ruhr and all the way home. 30 of our planes are missing. An hour ago the Germans warned their people that our planes were again over W & N. West Germany and making for the Hannover and Brunswick area. In yesterday's record operations 45 military supply trains were attacked as well as some 200 locomotives. 70 locos were destroyed all in Germany alone. Last night some enemy planes were over Scotland, East Anglia and the S.E. Coast. Some bombs fell in Kent where some damage was caused. There were some casualties of which some fatal. The Japanese have announced that one of our task forces has been 550 miles from Yokohama, the Southern part of Japan on Saturday. In Burma heavy rain has slowed down operations at Myitkyina. From the other operations only fighting is reported from Imphal and patrol operations near Kohima.
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22/5/1944
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