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WEATHER
STOPS R.A.F.
RAIDING
(Australian Associated Press)
LONDON, Saturday. —
Bad weather this month
has interrupted the large
scale niaht bombing of
Germany.
It might be hard for the public
to realise (says an Air Ministry
statement), but a change from the
fine, clear conditions of April to
the wet, cloudy, and, above all.
misty nights which have so far
characterised May, may make all
the difference to the possibility of
bombing distant targets in Ger
many
On the two suitable nights in
the past fortnight, attacks in force
by the R.A.F. have been delivered
on Warnemunde and Mannheim,
It would be s. complete mis
conception to suppose that all
the British bombers have been
idle in their aerodromes on
those nights w;hen the bombing:
of f&ermaay ifas impossible.
Oh the/ contrary — although for
obvious reasons the enemy must
often be kept unaware of the ex
tent and nature of the operations,
and no communique can be issued
— an evergrowing number of mines
has been laid in enemy frequented
waters.
The laying of sea mines Is one
of the least spectacular, but most
effective alternative uses of bomb
ing aircraft.
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