RAID ON KIEL.
TWO VESSELS BELIEVED HIT.
BOMBS DROPPED ON AQUEDUCT.
(Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, September 27. During Thursday night’s Royal Air Force raid on Kiel a large vessel at anchor is believed to have received a direct hit. One pilot reported leaving a colossal red and orange fire on the east side of the harbour basin. A large fire was also started on the west side and another vessel was presumed to be hit. Along the Dormimd Elms Canal bombs were seen to straddle the new aqueduct. A salvo of high explosives filled the lock gates.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 302, 28 September 1940, Page 5
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99RAID ON KIEL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 302, 28 September 1940, Page 5
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