R.A.F. RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 22 May 1942, Page 5

R.A.F. RAIDS

MANNHEIM AND FRANCE.

LONDON, May 20

On Tuesday night, R.A.F. planes heavily bombed the great inland port of Mannheim, where there are many important factories and engineering works. Mannheim; the second largest inland port in Europe, has important factories, including the Badische aniline works, s Lanz armament works, and Daimler-Benz engineering works. The Germans say R.A.F. incendiaries and high explosives damaged residential quarters in several towns in south-western Germany.

In a sweep over Northern France on Tuesday afternoon, R.A.F. fighters destroyed three German fighters. In another sweep, Hurricane bombers attacked railway communications near St. Omer. A fourth German fighter was destroyed in this operation.

“Four R.A.F. planes are missing, but tho pilot of one is safe. The submarine base at St. Nazaire was also raided.