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Last night Bomber Command aircraft went
in very great strength attacking railway
yards at Aachen, the Ford automobile
assembly plant at Antwerp and targets in
France. Mines were also laid and
Mosquitoes went to Berlin. 28 of the great force
sent out are missing. There was slight enemy
activity during the night over parts of East
Anglia. Some damage was caused but no one
was hurt.
A further 230 Indians reached Swiss territory
after an escape from a prison camp during
an air raid in Eastern France. Earlier
an other 200 had arrived.
Marshall Tito is 51 years today.
In Burma General Stilwell's troops have
made satisfactory progress from Myitkyina
where we are now using the airfield.
The Japanese have tried hard to capture
Imphal before the rain falls but they have
been unsuccessful.
American troops are meeting strong Japanese
resistance on New Guinea.
In the Commons today questions were asked
about the Bevin boys who do not wish to
go to the mines.
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