many were shot down. People who heard our
anti aircraft fire said it was terrific.
We are in Italy approaching a place 8 miles
from Florence. Yesterday some 500 heavies
from Italy attacked the Hermann Goering
tank factory at Linz and as reconnaissance
has since shown with good results. The
Germans sent up some 150 fighters to attack
our bombers but 65 of these were destroyed
for a loss of 22 bombers and 3 fighters.
German commentators say that the
position on the Southern active Eastern front
is critical. Yesterday the Russians advanced
20 miles beyond Lublin. For the first time
fighters of the Eastern Command of the
US. Air Force supported Russian troops
by 2 sweeps over the battle area. 38 enemy
planes were destroyed and our planes all
came back safely. In Burma heavy fighting
continues at Myitkyina. The Japanese say
today that carrier bases planes attacked
Sabang near Sumatra last attacked in April.
Proposals for the reconstruction of the city of
London have been published today. No
announcements but notice about the
"Listener" now on sale.
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