R.A.F. NIGHT RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 4 December 1940, Page 5

R.A.F. NIGHT RAIDS

ON NORWAY COAST And Wilhelmshaven [British Official Wireless] RUGBY, December 2. An Air Ministry communique states: On Sunday morning, aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked the military camp at Christiansund. Bombs fell along the waterfront, damaging buildings, and others damaged warehouses on the quayside. Another aircraft of the Coastal Command } successfully attacked the gasworks at Esjberg. An explosion followed the bombing. None of our aircraft was lost in these operations. On Monday night our bombers attacked the shipbuilding yards at Wilhelmshaven. All our aircraft returned. THE WILHELMSHAVEN RAID (Received December 3, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, December 2. The Air Ministry’s News Service states: “On .Sunday night a small force of British heavy bombers, despite very unfavourable weather, visited the. .Marinewerft at Wilhelmshaven, one of Germany’s most important ship-building yards. The Marinevverft is beside a large basin from which a canal leads to the sea. Warfiffips of all kjnds are being built there, and there are six dry docks in which submarines are being constructed. A large fire was caused which spread well within the limit of the shipbuilding yards, where a shower of incendiary bombs fell.” GERMAN REPORT. LONDON, Becember 2. A German communique says that British ’planes at dawn bombed residential districts in a German coastal area.