RAIDS ON GERMANY.
STRONG FORCE AT OSNABRUCK. KEY TO RUHR RAILWAYS. LONDON,'Oct. 7. The industrial and railway town of Osnabrueck was the main target of Royal Air Force bombers over Germany last night-.. Six bombers did not came back from the raid, which was carried out by a strong force. Osnabrueck is the key centre of the Ruhr railway system. Its 90,000 people are packed into on area of four square miles. . , The Germans admit _ widespread damage bv the Royal Air Force in their raids on western Germany on Monday night. Ten British aircraft were lost. The Official German News Agency says that some civilian property was damaged and a hospital was hit.
THE COST TO BRITAIN. 1082 PLANES IN NINE! MONTHS. i'Rec. 10 a.m.) LONDON Oct. 7. ' The Secretary for Air (Sir Archibald Sinclair) disclosed in the House of Commons that 1082 bombers bin e been reported lost over Germany in the last nine months. li
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 306, 8 October 1942, Page 3
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