R.A.F. RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1940, Page 7

R.A.F. RAIDS

On the Continent RUGBY, December 4. An Ail’ Ministry communique states: Bombs were dropped on Tuesday on enemy-occupied aerodromes in Northern France. Bad weather restricted operations last night, but nevertheless attacks • were made on the towns of Ludw gshaven and Mannheim, where explosions and fires were seen. Other targets included a blast furnace plant at Essen, and Dunkirk. One of our planes is missing. One enemy bomber was shot down off the Dutch coast, by our fighters, without loss to themselves. A German communique says: Heavy bombers attacked aerodromes, camps, and armament factories in England. Isolated British planes bombed west and south-west Germany causing slight damage, but no casualties. FORCED LANDING. BERLIN, December 4. The radio said that a British bomber made a forced landing in the Ebro Valley, in Spain. The crew wer e taken prisoner. N.Z. CASUALTY WELLINGTON, December 5. The following casualty was announced to-night: Private John Craig —died of sickness in England on December 1 1940. His father is Mr E. W. Craig, Barnoldswick, Lancashire, England.