BRITISH BOMBERS
OVER GERMANY Wednesday Night’s Operations [British Official Wireless] RUGBY, July 25. An Air Ministry communique states: Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and severe icing conditions hampered our bomber operations last night. In spite of this, docks at Emden, Wilhelmshaven, and Hamburg, aircraft factories at Wismar and Wenzendorf, and seaplane bases at Borkum and Texel were attacked. All our ail craft i'.*turned safely.” Reports from pilots taking part in the raid show that some of the worst weather yet encountered in summer was overcome. One bomber was hit by a flash of lightning, which momentarily blinded both the pilot and the navigator, while the aircraft itself was shot up- some 600 feet. The wireless set of another bomber was made red hot by lightning, and other instruments were made temporarily unserviceable. The compass started a swirl which took 40 minutes to settle down. THE GERMAN REPORT. BERLIN, July 25. A German communique states:— Enemy machines penetrated north Germany last night. The enemy yesterday lost t-n planes. Six of ours are missing.
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Grey River Argus, 27 July 1940, Page 7
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