WIDE AREA RAKED

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 284, 26 August 1940, Page 7

WIDE AREA RAKED

Military Objectives In Nazi Territory tßritish Otlicial Wireless.) RUGBY, August 23. As a German aircraft was landing last night on Hare paths on the St. Omer airfield Blenheims of the Coastal Command bombed the aerodrome for the second time this week. The German ground stall’ had just Hashed a landing light to the incoming aircraft when the Blenheims came in to attack. The Hare path was extinguished as the bombs exploded on the runway. Other Blenheims had aerodrome buildings and hangars as targets and started tires among them. As the aircraft Hew away the crews saw a building burning fiercely. The Dinard aerodrome was raided last night for the first time by Coastal Command Blenheims, and there, also, many fires were started. New hangars on the edge of the aerodrome were attacked and are believed to have been hit, as flames and flashes could be seen. A yellow glow over the Dinard aerodrome was still visible when the Blenheims were miles away on the journey home. Hangar Hit.

Other Bomber Command aircraft were attacking enemy-occupied aerodromes further south. At. the Lanveoc aerodrome near Brest a hangar was bit and a fire caused. A number of euemy-occupied aerodromes in France were also successfully bombed. Meanwhile, raids were being carried out on objectives in Germany. The Deutsche Metalwerke Company at Frankfort, which makes aircraft parts, was bombed, but very bad weather prevented the results being observed. Fire was seen to break out at the electric power station at Knapsack, near Cologne, after an attack delivered in dense drifting clouds. Grisheim chemical works, where explosives are manufactured on a large scale, were also attacked. Oil refineries at Bottrop were bombed by other R.A.F. squadrons. Railway junctions at Hamm. Soest, Coblenz. Mannheim, Duisberg. and Ruhrort were all attacked again. A series of heavy explosions resulted from another attack made by a single raider on De Mok seaplane bases in Holland. Attacks were also made on 22 aerodromes in Germany and in occupied territory. The strong bomber force engaged on these operations returned safely, except. that one aircraft made a forced landing and flic crew were killed.