ON EMDEN DOCKS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 199, 24 August 1942, Page 3

ON EMDEN DOCKS

Bombs Dropped at Midday Through Gap in Clouds

BOMBER FIGHTS WAY BACK

Rec. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Aug. 23. Just after midday to-day two Wellington bombers attacked the port of Emden, coming down to 4000 feet they bombed through a gap in the clouds. Bursts were seen, among buildings in the dock area. On the way back one Wellington was attacked nine times by Messerschmitt 109's. During the last attack the Wellington's rear-gunner got in a long bußSt of fire and fragments were blown off the Messerschmitt. The duel ended when contact was *°The Air Ministry states that Spitfires made low-level attacks on objectives in occupied France and Belgium. Gun posts, factories, airfields and German troops were among the targets. Four of our fighters are m Stfires went back to Dieppe to attack heavy gun positions. Very few men were seen and some positions seemed not to be manned. West of Dieppe the only opposition cam_ from a light flak post, which the fIg RAF headquarters in Northern Ireland state: At 8.30 this morning a German aircraft approached the coast of Northern Ireland a southerly direction. British intprceDted and attacked tne air craft which was damaged and was forced to turn back. . Before midnight last rmmhpr of enemy aircraft droppeu bombs at widely separated pomts m eastern England and in the east &T£n^Tpo!?ed an^ a 3eW bombers were destroyed. Shortly after daybreak bombs were dropped at a place on the south-east coast.