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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 48, 26 February 1941, Page 7

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R.A.F. Attack On German Ship ' At Brest. i ■ i STRONG GROUND FIRE MET. J 1 British Official Wlrolcsn. (Reed. 1 p.m.) RIG BY, Feb. 2.Y An Air Ministry communique says: ( "1-ust. night aircraft of the Bomber anil Coastal Commands attacked the dock*at Brest. where an enemy cruiser of the Hipper class was known to l>e lying. Despite very heavy anti-aircraft fire, the attack was pressed home and the target straddled in all directions by many sticks of heavy bombs. From this operation none of our aircraft is missing." An Air Ministry communique says R.A.F. fighters, escorted by aircraft of the Coastal Command, made an offensive sweep of the Channel this aflcr- | noon, in the course of which shipping [ off the French coast was attacked. Three enemy lighters were destroyed. , and several others were seen to i>e damaged. One British fighter i« missing in this operation. No rej>ons have been received of bombing over Britain during daylight to-day. LIMITED ACTIVITY. ! 1 I GERMANS OVEE BRITAIN, j : (Reed, noon.) LONDON. Feb. 2.11. An Air Ministry communique says there was little enemy activity last night. Incendiary and high explosive bombs were dropped, mostly in scattered areas at points in East Anglia. Damage and casualties were nowhere large, but several were killed. A low-flying night raider dropped a stick of bombs on an Last Anglian town, wrecking shops and houses. ' Three men and »ix women ncio killed land a number injured. Other raiders | dropped hundreds of incendiary bomb*. and a number of high explosives. They J wrecked business premises, a hotel and several -hop*. Fire watchers prevented