RAIDS FOR SIX HOURS

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1940, Page 7

RAIDS FOR SIX HOURS

Eighty-two Explosions EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT. (Received March 20, 7.50 p.m.) /' LONDON, March 20. An innkeeper on a Danish Island, Romo, who was an eye-witness of the Sylt raid, said: “At 8.15 p.m. two aeroplanes dived from the clouds, flying low across the island to the northward. They . dropped eight bombs, and then disappeared. At 8.20 p.m., another plane, from the west, dropped two bombs. Soon afterwards I heard heavy firing from the direction of Heligoland Bight. I saw many bombs explode on the Hindenburg Dam. At 8.40. after a terrific explosion, a brilliant flash lit up the' whole island. Thereafter there was a series of explosions, indicating- that a munitions depot had been hit. Later, I saw a plane headed eastwards. It apparently was crippled, but it was not pursued. At 10 p.m. I heard four explosions in the middle of Sylt Island. Altogether I counted eighty-two bomb explosions.” . . _ jiL-Z: