R.A.F. BOMBERS

Grey River Argus, 5 April 1943, Page 4

R.A.F. BOMBERS

Attack in West Germany (Aust. & N.z. Cable Assn] (Rec. 11.40.) LONDON, April 4 The Berlin radio says that s ?F°?S formationsof' British bombers on Saturday night attacked in Western. Germany. They damaged residential quarters. The population suffered Alport from a neutral source said 2000 were killed in last batuiday night’s raid on the German capital and many more must still be buried 'under the acres of wreckage. It is stated that more than four thousand anti-aircraft gunsi hav_ been rushed to Berlin in anticipation bf Renewed Royal Air Force atacks. It is reported in Sweden that tne Templehof aerodrome has been badly damaged. Marshal Goering has decreed compulsory air raid precaution duty for every able-bodied man and woman throughout Germany. Belin radio stated that wardens during raids, are authorised to utilise the services of bystanders and every policeman automatically becomes an air raid precautions warden. in future there must be no fainthearted onlookers who stand around without lending a hanc|. There are always certain people who only help when forced by law,” ' (Rec. '7 p.m.) LONDON, April 3. Advices reaching Stockholm state Hitler’s Chancellery was seriously damaged during the R.A.F. raid on Berlin on March 27.

Essen Heavily Blitzed 21 PLANES MISSING (Rec. 12.50) LONDON, April 4. The Air Ministry in a communique says? The Bomber Command last night heavily and concentratedly attacked Essen. The weather was clear. Good results were seen. There are 21 bombers missing. LONDON, Mar. 20. When the Royal Air Force Bomber Command attacked Essen for the second time within a week (in the 1,000-ton raid on the night of March 12) Krupps’ armament and engineering works were heavily damaged. In this attack 34 shqps in Krupps’ were affected, 13 of them severely by concentrated bombing. Great destruction was done to the northern section of the works, which was comparatively little damaged in the earlier raid on the night of March 5. In this part of the factory locomotives and rolling stock are made and, owing to the acute shortage of rolling stuck on the Continent, the new damage is certainly a heavy blow to the enemy’s war potential. The vast locomotive building shop, the roof of which showed only slight damage after the raid on March 5, is now severely damaged by fire over the whole area. Outside Krupps’ there is much new damage to industrial buildings, houses and huts.