19/6 9 pm. Maurice Shillington reading
Sicily and Sardinia have got the heaviest
bombing of the war since Pantellaria fell.
Yesterday American bombers from
North Africa consisting of Flying Fortresses
bombed Messina.
There was no opposition from flak and no
fighters. Medium bombers attacked ports in
Sardinia. 33 Italian fighters were shot
down. Maltese fighters were over Sicily.
The enemy lost altogether 40 fighters, the
Americans lost 8 planes.
Grigg paid a visit to wounded soldiers.
Reconnaissance a week after our
heavy bombing of Düsseldorf shows
that fires are still burning there.
A thousand acres have been destroyed
and it is expected that the total
acreage of demolition when everything
has been checked will be some
1500 acres which equals 2 square
miles which have been laid in ruins.
The Germans will not be able to
re-build the damaged factories.
A new cruiser for the American Navy
called Houston to replace the one
lost in the battle of Java-sea will be
launched today at Newport News (Virginia)
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