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IN DAYLIGHT RAIDS
SINCE DAYLIGHT_yesterday morning aircraft of the Fighter Command have con- tinued to take part in offensive operations, safely escorting bombers to Ijmuiden, in Hol- land, attacking enemy shipping and sweep- ing far inland over enemy occupied territory, says the Air Ministry news service. Many hundreds of fighters took part in these opera- tions.
As a result of the strict checking system in claiming results which the Fighter Com- mand insists upon, only one ME109 is claim- ed as definitely destroyed up to 6 p.m. last evening. This was seen to crash but it is be- lieved that many others shared the same fate though low cloud prevented our pilots seeing the end of the victims.
Many pilots' reports contain countered in smaller numbers. passages such as these: "He spir- alled down into cloud out of con- trol," "1 saw pieces come off the ME and it dived vertical y into cloud and probably crashed."
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One fighter pilot who attack- ed an E-boat from 100 feet re- ports a hit by cannon sheils in the magazine of the ship. A violent explosion followed.
many enemy pilots avoided combat with our Spitfires Other fighters safely escorted and Hurricanes, others attacked | bombers to and from the target in our fighters when they were en- Holland-the important stect
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muiden which is now working for the Nazis.
Bombed From
50 Feet
The attack was made from a low level and fighter pilots saw many on the works'
bombs bursting buildings.
Bombers with Rghter escents have now taken in hand factorii in Holland where the Germata are making armaments, states the Air Ministry news sery RVC
Yesterday morting Blenhei of the Bomber Command, necum- panied by
many squadrons fighters, attacked from 50 feet the steel works and from foundry Ijmuiden.
This lies about a mile inland w the north side of Umulden hor bour, where the North Sea canal from Amsterdam flows in.
The works produce high grade pig iron such as is used for gas engines, cylinder steel for steam cy inders and strong low carbon iron for diese! cylinders, hydraulic presses and pistons.
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The rolling mill, vital part of the works, was hit by several. bombs released by the first wave of Blenheims, "The Bet
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more bombo few minutes and burst between rows of chim- neys in the centre of the works,
Before our bombers left the coast they machine-gunned barrack square near the sund dunes.
Later in the day other forces of Blenheims, again prolected by fighters, bombed industrial objec- Northern lives and railways in France.
An Air Ministry communique states: "Blenheim alrcraft of the Bomber
out Command carried three attacks on enemy-occupied territory yesterday. In each operation they were escorted by strong forces of fighters and no bombers were lost.
"An attack was made on the iron and steel works at Ijmuiden, in Holland, where direct hits were obtained on the rolling mills and other parts of the works.
"In two offenslyes carried out over Northern France industrial targets and railway communi- cations in the St. Omer
and Bethune areas were bombed,
14 Fighters Missing "Fighter escorts fought a num- ber of engagements with enemy fighters 'one of which was des- troyed.
"E-boats in the Channel were our fighters with attacked by cannon, and machine-gun fire. A
caused on. large explosion was one and another was left smoking.
"Fourteen of our fighters" are, missing but one pilot is safe.
"Other fighters escorted aircraft of the Coastal Command in an. attack on enemy shipping oft the French coast. One aircraft was lost in this operation." British Wireless
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