1941-08-22 — Page 37

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1941. MUTT AND JEFF

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OH, SHUCKS!

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Bv BUD FISHER

BOY, I THOUGHT HE'D NEVER GO AWAY!

HUNDREDS OF FIGHTERS IN DAYLIGHT RAIDS

Bombed From

50 Feet

The attack was made from a low level and fighter pilots saw many bombs bursting on the works' buildings.

Bombers with fighter escorts

in Holland where the Germans are making armaments, states the Air Ministry news service.

SINCE DAYLIGHT yesterday morning aircraft of the Fighter Command have con- tinued to take part in offensive operations, have now taken in hand factories 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.

One fighter pilot who attack - ed an E-boat from 100 feet re- ports a hit by cannon shells in

the magazine of the ship. A

violent explosion followed.

Yesterday morning Blenheims of the Bomber Command, accom- panied by many squadrons of fighters, attacked from 50 feet the steel works and iron foundry Ijmuiden.

This lies about a mile inland on the north side of Ijmuiden hat- 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 diesel cylinders, hydraulic presses and pistons.

Rolling Mill Hit

The rolling mill, vital part of the works, was hit by several bombs released by the firat The SCG - wave of Blenheims, and wave followed within a few minutes and more bomba burst between rows of chim- neys in the centre of the works, Before our bombers left the

they

a machine-gunned barrack square near the sand

Many pilots' reports contain:

"He spir- passages such as these: alled down into cloud out of con- trol." "I saw pieces come off the ME and it dived vertical'y into cloud and probably crashed." Although many enemy

Other fighters safely escorted coast avoided combat with our Spitfires bombers to and from the target in and Hurricanes, others attacked Holland--the important steel .our fighters when they were en-works at Ijmuiden which is now

countered in smaller numbers.

working for the Nazis.

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Later in the day other forces of again protected by Blenheims, fighters, bombed industrial objec- tives and railways in Northern France.

An Air Ministry communique states "Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command carried out 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 offensives carried out over Northern France Industrial targets and railway communi- cations in the Bt. Omer and Bethune areas were bombed.

· 14 Fighters Missing "Fighter escorts fought a num- ber of engagements with enemy Aghters one of which was des- troyed.

"E-boats in the Channel were attacked by our fighters with cannon and machine-gun fire. A large explosion was caused on 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 off the French coast. One aircraft was last in this operation." -British Wireless: ALAN

BOMBER DOWNED

R.A.F. fighters" shot down an enemy bomber into the sea off the East Coast of England. bøfore dusk last evening, says Reuter from London.

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