RAID ON BREMEN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 246, 25 July 1940, Page 5

RAID ON BREMEN.

DAMAGE CAUSED AT DOCKS. GERMAN SHIP SUNK OFF BERGEN ''United Press Association. —Copyright.) LONDON, July 23. An Air Ministry communique states: “The Foeko-Wulf aircraft works at Bremen, already damaged in previous raids, was bombed and several explosions were caused and fires started. Hits with high explosives were also obtained on the docks. In a raid on an aircraft store centre at Paderborn, a large explosion between two hangars was observed. “Aerodromes attacked in north-west Germany included those at Bielefeld, Eschewage, Hanclorf and Diepholz. At Bielefeld fires broke out soon after the first salvo of bombs was dropped and later a series of explosions was seen. “In an attack on an oil plant at Gelsenkirchen one raider observed a large explosion two minutes after its bombs were released. Another raider later reported a large building in flames and other small fires were also visible in the vicinity. Other aircraft attacked an oil plant at Hamburg and the Krupp ammunition works at Essen but drifting cloud made it, impossible to undertake any accurate observation of the results. “Aerodromes attacked in northern France were those at Caen—visited for the second time within 24 hours — Lisieux, Creil Chateaudun and Cormeilles, where two bombs were seen to burst' near enough to the hangar to do damage.’’ Fleet Air Arm machines sank a German anti-aircraft ship off Bergen and bombed a seaplane. Although visibility was poor and many of the main objectives could not be seen extensive damage was done about the harbour. Some of the French airmen who participated in the raids over Germany on Sunday night, describing the flight, said they went in British machines with Royal Air Force personnel. They expressed the highest regard for the methods and equipment of the Royal Air Force.—British Official Wireless.