TARGETS BOMBED

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 24, 8 November 1940, Page 5

TARGETS BOMBED

THE R.A.F. IN GERMANY. FACTORIES AND RAILWAYS. SHIPPING ALSO ATTACKED. rtf - United Press Association,—Copyright! (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) - ' ' LONDON, November 7. An Air Ministry commtmiqnc states: “In the course of extended operations over Germany, aircraft of the Bomber Cdiiimahd attacked works at Spandap, a suburb of Berlin, and railway junctions north-west of the city. Further attacks were made on synthetic ‘ oil plants at Leuna and Homburg, factories near Dusseldorf, and railway yards and. junctions at Halle and at Pretzsche, on the Elbe, and near Cologne. “Aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked enemy gun positions at Cap Gris Nez during daylight operations yesterday. • Oil refineries at Salzborgcn w r oro bombed and fires started in an attack on Hamtsnnjo aerodrome. 1 The hangar was.'hit and enemy aircraft on the ground were machine-gunned, one bursting into flames. In an attack on C'uxhaven harbour, bombs were dropped on a concentration of shipping. A convoy of motor vessels on Den Holder' was also bombed. Two of our aircraft are missing. ’’—British Official \Vireless.