NEW EXPLOSIVE

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 146, 2 April 1941, Page 5

NEW EXPLOSIVE

BOMBS' DEVASTATING EFFECTS.

CHEAT DAMAGE IN GERMANY.

MANY TARGETS ATTACKED. (United Press Association—Copyright) (Rec.' 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 1. The devastating results of the explosions of a. new typo of high-explos-ive used by the Royal Air Force in raids on Germany last night are referred to in an Air Ministry communique, which States: “Tho ship-building yards at Bremen and tho industrial centre of Emden were the main objectives of the Bomber Command. At Emden a new type of high-explosive was used.- Massesof debris flying through tho air were outlined against tho glow of fires and the results appeared to be devastating. “Elsewhere in north-west Germany individual attacks were made on Bremerhaven and Oldenburg. The petroleum harbour at Rotterdam was attacked by a smaller force, which also, bombed other targets in the neighbourhood, including two aerdromes. “From tlieso operations one of ours

is missing.” Reviewing what is described as a busy, successful day by Blenheims of tho Bomber pommaud yesterday, the Air Ministry communique says: “Warships, supply ships, gun emplacements and German troops were bombed and machine-gunned. Besides the t\vo tankers set afire off Le Havre and left sinking, a destroyer off the Frisian Islands was later twice hit. She slewed round and came to a standstill, listing heavily. Our aircraft then flow low over the islands of Terschelling and Andamoland and bombed and machine-gunned emplacements and German troops on parade. Heavy casualties were inflicted, tho troops on parade being dispersed. “Still later another sortie scored a direct hi fc on an enemy supply ship, one of a convoy of eight vessels protected by warships and fighters. “From these operations two of o'urs are missing.” When the Blenheims attacked German troops on parade- at the Terschclling and Andamcland Islands they roared over only 50 feet above tho ground and tho crews saw the troops rush for cover. During an attack on a long, grey hut around which German troops were standing, on another island, the aircraft came down to 10 feet. A direct hit produced volumes of black smoke. Tho German News Agency says that the Royal Air Force dropped incendiary and high-explosive bombs on several places in north-west Germany, causing fires. Explosive bombs dropped on a town in western Germany resulted in casualties.