AIR RAIDS IN ITALY

Grey River Argus, 2 January 1941, Page 6

AIR RAIDS IN ITALY

Naples Naval Base LONDON, December 30? Reports from Rome admit an extensive raid on the naval base at Naples last night. An official statement says that two waves of bombers attacked the naval base. (Received J’anuary 1, 7.30 p.m.) ROME. December 31. An Italian communique states: Enemy 7 ’planes last night flew over several localities in southern Italy, dropping flares. One of the ’planes was shot down. 100 KILLED IN NAPLES. (Received January 1, 11 p.m.) LONDON, January 1. Tile Paris radio states reports from Rome state one hundred people were killed in Naples by Royal “ir Force bombs in a raid on Sunday night. RUGBY, December 30. The R.A.F. is giving Italy no respite in the Mediterranean theatres of war. Valona was attacked for the twenty-first and twenty-second time by British bombers, states an R.A.F. Middle East communique. It adds: During the first raid, bombs were seen to explode on a road near the jetty, and a large warehouse was set on fire. Heavy anti-aircraft fire was experienced, and enemy lighters intercepted, resulting in an engagement lasting 15 minutes. One of our planes was shot down, and the two members of the crew were seen to make parachute descents. The second raid was carried out in bad weather, but direct hits were registered on a road leading to the north jetty. Buildings were hit, and a number of bombs were observed to burst between motor transport parks and military stores. Two cargo boats, a merchantman, and a cruiser were machine-gunned. On the return flight, a formation of enemy bombers was soon and tired at, but the enemy escaped in cloud cover, before the results were observed. WEATHER DELAYS TRIPS RUGBY, December 30. Bad weather over Europe seriously 7 restricted R.A.F. bomber operations last night. Despite this, a small number of British aircraft attacked an objective in Germany 7 , and also the invasion ports and aerodromes in enemy-occupied territory. It is officially 7 stated that two R.A.F. aircraft are missing from these operations. i