COPENHAGEN RAID
FACTORY WRECKED German Diesel Engine Plant For U-Boats N.Z.P.A. Special Correspondent Rec. 2 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 28. The Victoria Cross winner, Wing-. Commander H. I. Edwards, led R.A.F. Mosquitoes in a raid on Copenhagen shipyards. The pilots flew so low that they had to dodge chimneys and church spires. There was intense anti-aircraft fire over the target, but no enemy fighter opposition. Hits were scored on the Diesel engine sheds. Wing-Commander Edwards said the bombing' was as effective as any he had ever seen. The bombs found their mark and from the Diesel engine sheds the pilots saw first a glow and then a great sheet of flaftne rising to 100 feet. On the run over.of over 500 miles the bombers did not see a single enemy fighter and all the Mosquitoes except one got back to their base in Britain. It was later reported from Denmark that the submarine Diesel engine factory at Copenhagen was destroyed in the raid. The Copenhagen radio reported that sugar factories blazed fiercely. A bridge among the quays in the centre of Copenhagen was damaged and tram services across the bridge were suspended. Unexploded bombs caused the evacuation of several fac-tories-and also the evacuation of 5000 homes. Seven people were killed and 70 injured.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 24, 29 January 1943, Page 3
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