HEAVILY BOMBED
GERMAN-HELD AIR BASES.
THREE PILOTS GET 100 ’PLANES.
NEW ZEALANDER THE CHIEF ACE
(United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) • LONDON, May 27.
In the course of their operations last night squadrons from the Bomber Command heavily bombed enemy air bases' in Belgium and Holland and disorganised road, rail and river‘traffic over a wide area from Rhineland to the French frontier. The raids on aerodromes began shortly after midnight, when almost simultaneous attacks were launched at Flushing; Brussels, Antwerp, Vcnlo and Charleroi. Salvos of heavy bombs at Flushing and Antwerp started several .fires. Nearly 150 high-explosive and incendiary bomb.s were dropped on the aerodromes at Brussels and Charleroi. Buildings in Venlo were wrecked by direct hits and fires were started.
The railway bridge f aci;dss a . main road, in Belgium was destroyed. The Royal Air Force jn France pounded away day and night; on German reinforcements heading for the Amiens gap to support the Gorman hid for the channel ports. Three Royal Air Force pilots have shot down nearly 100 ’planes between them. The chief ace is a New Zealander, believed to be, “Cobber” Kain. His “bag” exceeds 40.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 196, 28 May 1940, Page 5
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