REPEATED RAIDS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 201, 3 June 1940, Page 5

REPEATED RAIDS.

HARASSING THE ENEMY. WORK OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (Received This Day, 10.15 n.m.) LONDON, June 2. The Air Ministry announced this evening: “Medium bombers of the Royal v\.ir Force continued operations yesterday in support of the rearguard action of tho Allied armies in Flanders. Repeated attacks were made on the enemy’s linos of communications, roads and bridges, and also on ammunition dumps and troops. During the night these operations were continued by heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force.

“Other formations of heavy bombers attacked military objectives in Germany. The marshalling yards at Hamm and Osnabruck were hit. At Rhein, a column of motor transport was blown lip. A bridge in the same town was severely damaged. All these operations were carried out without loss. “Three Hudson aircraft of the Coastal Command, while engaged in operations over Dunkirk yesterday, attacked a formation of 40 bombers. Three were shot down, two dived away out of control, and two others were damaged. The Hudsons were not harmed and continued their patrol. At dusk other Hudson aircraft carried out a successful attack on Bergen. The wireless station was attacked, an oil tank set on fire, and supply vessels in the harbour were bombed and machinegunned. Another aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked three enemy dive-bombers on the ground at Ostend and set them on fire.

‘“French fighters operating with the Royal Air Force accounted for three enemy bombers. In the Narvik area on May 30 our fighters shot down nine enemy aircraft and probably destroyed two others. To-day (Sunday), over the Dunkirk area, aircraft of the Fighter Command continued offensive patrols.”