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STACJA „RADJO - TELEWIZYJNA" NA WYSPIE „S Y LT" ZNISZCZONA

Por.pilot. PACHO IC ZYK Jan.

DNIA- 27.7.1944.

Por. naw. GĄSECKI Józef.

AN RA.F. M0SQ(JIT0 USES    A    HEAVT RAIN-STORM AS COVER    FOR AN ATTACK ON AN IMPORTANT    RADIO INSTALLATION.

This was locatfd on the island of Sjrlt. off th« German coait the most heavity defended enemy base on the North Sea.

TkU Itlsnd at ona lima a constart tir|tt lor A.A.P. bom bar* : latierly. Ic hai not flgurad so promlnantly In tha    Ofowifig by Rotend Derttt

w*r naw*. A (tw days ago. ho*aver, a Mospuico. wlth Poliih pilot and naalgator, Wf lt« bite for an attack on tha radio

łnstallatlons ac Sylt. antklpactng ck>ud coatr to icrtan Its mowamant cowardi tka cargat Irom th« conceatratad defancas

o( Helifoland ; but whan cha aireraft wn a ftw mtlaa oK tha wasthar cftaarad. and ch« Mo«qu«to traw c*pcitcd a *c»er<

patelni from tha Garman antl-slrcraft batteries    Instaad. thlt »* nr Kat hsppenad na*C as related by cba pilot : " I was

conaldarlng wMt to do whan • haaay rai n-stor tr cime ak>n| . by gotag rlght down to wav«-cop kval and flylag along wlth

tha storm. I wat abla to ttraak    past    Małigoland vAobsarvad and to tatch    the ratfco-ttacion cMenrat unprapi/ed My

target was oe tha itland o# Sylt.    ard    I gava rt a good płastaring wlth my    cannonf." flak o pa nad up aa tha Motpuko

curnad lor Kom# : u was tlifhtly r -

damagad by fragmantt Irom..

naar misa, bot mada basa salaly

TUL SPłiERE

August 26, 1944]