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Copenhagen Bombed LAus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] STOCKHOLM, July 3l> Eye-witnesses at Malmo saw British planes over Copenhagen, between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Four raids were carried out, despite powerful German anti-aircraft fire. • The explosions wer e so heavy that houses were shaken on Swedish territorv. An Air Ministry - communique states: Yesterday, our bombers made daylight raids over a widespread area of Germany and the Low Countries. A ]arg e supply ship was damaged near Flushing, Barges arm ether vessels were hit at Emden harbour and off the Island of Terschelling. An oil refinery in trie Ruhr was bombed. Attacks were made on several aerodromes in Germany and Ho.land. 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 w 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, road and rail communications. No losses v. ere suffered in any of these operations. The second communique so fai is-

sued from General de Gaulle’s headquarters states: Our airmen toon part in operations carried out last night by the R.A.F, over Germany. In spite of violent opposition from the ground defences the objectives were attacked with success. and important results were ooserv'ed. All our airmen returned safely. The German newspapers and wireless are still trying to make out that little damage is being done by the

British raids. However, some idea 0th e results of these raids was given bv an American wireless commentator, speaking from Germany. He said that people in the area where he was living had not yet been disturbed at night, but businessmen from northern and western Germany were coming to that area to get some sleep. Another example of the effectiveness of the Royal Air Force visits was contained in a German newspaper, which published a review of air raid precautions. The article referred at some length to the penetrating power of the bombs used by the British The same paper, a few days before, said that it was only natural that the stay in air raid shelters was becoming* a nightly habit.'

LATEST GERMAN LOSSES. [British Official Wireless], RUGBY, July 30. The Air Ministry states that on Tuesday, though enemy activity was restricted, two enemy bombers ana one enemy fighter were destroyed. One, enemy bomber was shot down off the north-east coast of Scotland, shortly after noon to-day, by R.A.F. righters. One petrol tank blazing on the surface of the water was an that remained of it. It was a Hemkel ill bomber. When attacked by Spitfires over the sea, the German pilot tried hard to take cover behina thin wisps of cloud, while his rear gunner fought bhck. Then the Hemkel dived westwards, trying to reacn land. Five thousand feet above tire water th e crew dropped bombs in' a last effort to keep the aircraft under control, but as one of the Spitfire pilots said, “it smashed flaming into the sea.” A fight by Hurricanes against a Messerschmitt 110 twinengine fighter, off the East Anglian coast, this afternoon, was very afferent. The Messerschmitt, instcaa of diving to destruction, was attached as it flew almost touching tne wave tops. The Hurricane pilots reported that it crashed “from five to ten feet” The Admiralty announces: information has now been received tnai His Majesty’s patrol vessel, Guille-

mot, shot down one German givebomber during an attack on that ship by German aircraft yesterday. No damage and no casualties were sustained in the Guillemot.