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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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US Eighth Air Force intensified attacks on German fortifications in Pas de Calais and Boulogne, France, on June 3, led by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, following British night bombings.
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LONDON, June 3. (UP)-
The United States Eighth air force stepped up the tempo of its attacks on the French invasion coast Saturday when Flying Fortresses and Liberators smashed twice within a few hours at German fortifications in the Pas de Calais and Boulogne areas.
Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle's heavy bombers led hundreds of allied planes across the channel by daylight today in the wake of a strong British night force which divided 3,000 tons of explosives among the Trappes rail junction outside Paris, the French coast, and the German chemical center of Leverkusen.
The Americans met no German fighters over the clouds, but some squadrons ran into intense anti-aircraft fire, including concentrations of ground rockets, which seldom have been encountered over the coast.
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Pas De Calais And Boulogne Areas, France
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Saturday, June 3
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met no german fighters over the clouds, but some squadrons ran into intense anti-aircraft fire, including concentrations of ground rockets.
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The United States Eighth air force stepped up the tempo of its attacks on the French invasion coast Saturday when Flying Fortresses and Liberators smashed twice within a few hours at German fortifications in the Pas de Calais and Boulogne areas. Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle's heavy bombers led hundreds of allied planes across the channel by daylight today in the wake of a strong British night force which divided 3,000 tons of explosives among the Trappes rail junction outside Paris, the French coast, and the German chemical center of Leverkusen.