R.A.F. ATTACK
““ON GERMAN AIR BASE. i (United Press Association—By Electric j Telegraph—Copyright). ’ . (Received this day at-1.10 p.m.). ! LONDON, March 19. j. ",An Air Ministry communique states: . “The R.A.F. to-night attacked afifl ! severely damaged the German air bake - at Hor.num on Sylt. This agtion follows [ the attack against shore liases at (Orkneys.” : ; ■ 1 .V'
7 " .The raid was made almost at the 1 moment when Lord Strabolgi, in thh House of Lords, was' declaring the “uhlic expected “instant successful reprisals,” and Lord Halifax referring t<i the action the R.A.F. might take “at an appropriate time.” ) Mr Chamberlain announced, in the House of Commons, at 10.20 p.m. that -the attack was still continuing., , \ S .- r ,; t- •rr,i - -I',l
“ DANISH REPORT. (Received this day at 1.10 p.m.). LONDON, March 19. ! A message, from Copenhagen states the R.A.F. reached Sylt about 10 p.m. ;'lt was evidently a big-scale attack.
GERMAN REPORT. LONDON, March 19. The Official News Agency ; Wr Berlin said the raid was carried out in three ; waves,,£t 7.57 p.m., 8.58 p.m.',"and 9.16 p.m. .'! u ' , ; One British ’plane was shot down;' A house set On fire, was the only damage. 0000000000000000000
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1940, Page 6
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