ENEMY BOMBERS

Grey River Argus, 5 August 1940, Page 5

ENEMY BOMBERS

FRIDAY NIGHT RAIDS In England, Wales and Scotland LAus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received August 4, 6-30 p.m.) LONDON, August .5. A low flying plane dropped lour high explosive bombs on holdings in the north-east of Scotland. The bombs damaged poultry houses. Fifty incendiary bombs, also two high explosive bombs were dropped in th e south-east of England. All of them fell in open country, except one, which destroyed a cottage. Many incendiary bombs were drooped on a Welsh coastal town. There .were a few casualties, but no serious damage was done. LONDON, August 2. The Associated Press Berlin correspcxiaent says: Tne daily Foreign Office Press Conference was dramatically interrupted when anti-aircraft guns, apparently situated on the roof of the Foreign Office, suddenly went t on. Two planes flew low over the WiLhelmstrasse at 11.15 a.m., G.M.T., drawing fire from -he Foreign Office. The gunfire lasted thirty seconds. Many people rushed to shelters but the sirens were not sounded. This is the first time since the outbreak that the guns at the Wilhelmstrasse have been in action. THURSDAY'S FIGHTS. (British Wireless]. RUGBY, August 2. An Air Ministry communique states: R.A.F. bombers yesterday made daylight attacks on the aerodromes of Lecuwarden and Haamstede, in Holland. A hangar was hit, and enemy aircraft were machine-gunned on the ground. One of our aircraft is missing. Bombers during the night, attacked the synthetic oil plants at Gelsen - kirchen, Kamen. Homburg and Reisholz, near Dusseldorf, the Krupp orks at Essen, supply depots at Hamm, Krefeld and Mannheim, and several aerodromes in north-west Germany. Th e damage inflicted on oil targets is believed to be considerable. All our aircraft returned safely.

It is now known that another enemy seaplane was destroyed in a combat with a British bomber, on Wednesday.

German Claims

THREE LARGE SHIPS SUNK

FIRES CAUSED IN ENGLAND

(Received August 4, 7 p.m.) LONDON, August 3

The German High Command states: During Friday night isolated air attacks were carried out against tank depots and anti-aircraft positions in England. Extensive fires were observed.

Several armed merchantmen, were bombed on Friday off England, on the east coast, near Harwich, and in the Thames Estuary, and also off the Hebrides Islands. Three merchantmen, of a total tonnage of sixteen thousand tons, were sunk. 0.8. E. FOR PEER. LONDON, August 4. Viscount Mandeville has been awarded the 0.8. E. for outstanding courage and enterprise when a bomb exploded on one of His Majesties ships. ;