20 FOR THE DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 26, 30 July 1940, Page 7

20 FOR THE DAY

ENEMY AIR LOSSES

BOMBS ON GERMANY

R.A.F. CONTINUES ITS RAIDS

(British Official Wireless.) * | (Received July 30,12.40 p.m.) RUGBY, July 29. Tonight's Air Ministry communique states that R.A.F. fighters this afternoon shot down an enemy bomber over the Channel coast and another in the Thames Estuary. It is now confirmed that in this morning's engagement at Dover two enemy bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, in addition to those shot down by fighters, making today's total 20. Another Air Ministry communique states that the bombers last night continued the attacks on military objectives in northern and western Germany. The targets included oil depots, docks, and goodsyards. Seventeen aerodromes in Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Northern France were also attacked. Three British aircraft are missing. Coastal Command aircraft again raided the Cherbourg oil tanks last night. Many fires were started. Our aircraft returned safely. An aircraft of the Bomber Command yesterday made a daylight attack on the Leeuwarden aerodrome in Holland. A number of enemy aircraft on the ground were damaged. On the return journey this bomber was engaged by four enemy fighters, one of which was driven down. Our aircraft returned safely. There was a yellow glow over the Cherbourg oil tanks when the pilot of a Coastal Command Blenheim saw them through a haze of smoke early this morning. Others of his sqftadron had been there before him with heavy and incendiary bombs. He dropped his load and there was a big explosion on the ground. The Blenheims had scored many direct hits on the tanks. One pilot bombed hangars of the aerodrome and saw a great yellow flash. The pilot of another Blenheim was worried by a ring of searchlights. He bombed them and the lights went out. A German-occupied aerodrome on the Dutch coast was also attacked last night, this time by Hudsons of the Coastal Command. Many fires were started on an airfield.