R.A.F. RAIDS

Evening Star, Issue 23862, 17 April 1941, Page 7

R.A.F. RAIDS

DAY AND NIGHT ATTACKS TWO ENEMY COASTAL VESSELS SUNK KIEL AGAIN HEAVILY BOMBED (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright RUGBY, April IG. (Received April 17, at 11.46 a.in.) An Air Ministry communique states: “ Three heavily-laden enemy coastal vessels off North-west France were attacked in daylight yesterday by a Blenheim of the Bomber Command. Direct bite were obtained on two vessels, which were left sinking. Aircraft of the same command j made -a low-level attack on Borkum at dusk. A freighter lying off the island was also attacked and hit twice amidships. “ Offensive daylight patrols over the

Channel and Northern were harried out by aircraft of the Fighter Command yesterday. Two enemy fighters were destroyed. An enemy bomber was intercepted by our fighters in tlio afternoon and shot down into the sea south of the Isle of Wight. One bomber and one fighter aircraft are missing from these daylight operations. In addition, an aircraft of the Coastal Command is missing from patrol yesterday. “Last night, despite unfavourable weather', considerable forces of aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked targets in Northern Germany. The principal objective was the naval base at Kiel, whore many bombs fell on shi|>building yards and fires were started. The docks at Boulogne were also bombed through gaps in the prevailing clouds. From these night operations two of onr aircraft are missing.”