WIDESPREAD RAIDS
ENEMY TERRITORY
HITS SCORED ON SHIPPING
(British Official Wireless.)
(Received July 31, noon.)
RUGBY, July 30.
An Air Ministry communique states: "Yesterday our bombers made daylight raids over a widespread area in Germany and the Low Countries. A large supply ship was damaged near Flushing. Barges and other vessels were hit at Emden and Hamburg and off the island of Terschelling. An oil refinery in the Ruhr was bombed and attacks made on several aerodromes in Germany and Holland. One of our bombers was lost.
"During last night, although conditions and visibility were poor, a large number of our bombers penetrated enemy territory Twenty-four of our aircraft, however, were unable to locate the targets assigned to them and returned without dropping their bombs. The remainder attacked targets in north-west Germany, the Ruhr, and the Low Countries, including oil refineries, »shipping, docks, aerodromes, and road and rail communications. No losses were suffered in any of these operations."
The second communique so far issued from General de Gaulle's headquarters states: "Our airmen took part in the operations carried out last night by the R.A.F. over north-west Germany. In spite of violent opposition from the ground defences, objectives were attacked with success and 1 important results were observed. All our airmen returned safely."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 27, 31 July 1940, Page 7
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