EMDEN RAIDED

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 133, 8 June 1942, Page 5

EMDEN RAIDED

STRONG BOMBER FORCE

LARGE FIRES RAGE

(Rec. 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, June 7. An Air Ministry communique states: "A strong force of our bombers attacked the port of Emden last night. The weather was favourable, and large fires were left burning. "Enemy airfields in the Low Countries were attacked during the night by aircraft of the Bomber and Fighter Commands.

"From these operations nine bombers and one fighter are missing."

There were many great four-engined bombers —Lancasters, Stirlings, and Halifaxes—in the force which attacked Emden and areas along the DortmundEms Canal to the armament factories of the Ruhr. Some ran into thunderstorms, but on the whole the night was clear.

One pilot said it was a good night for fighters, but they did not see any, and bombed without interruption. On the way back there was a great red glow to show what they had done. There were many reports of buildings well alight and of enormous fires in the dock area.

It is stated in connection with enemy ■air activity over Britain last night that aircraft in small numbers flew over one district in south-east England. Bombs were dropped at scattered points, but little damage was done and a very small number of casualties was reported. Two enemy aircraft were destroyed, one off the east coast of England and the other near its base in the Low Countries.—B.O.W.