INDUSTRIAL TARGETS
R.A.F. NIGHT RAIDS. OPERATIONS RESUMED. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Rec. 9 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 6. The Air Eorce last night attacked oil plants, railway yards, and other industrial targets in Germany, also aerodromes and concentrations of barges and shipping in Holland.. ", Uiree more of our pilots reported missing yesterday are now known to bo safe; our loss, therefore, was only two. :
Because of the continuance of bad weather over enemy territory our bombers did not carry out any night operations on Saturday. An Air Ministry communique says that last night our bombers attacked the oil plant at Gelsenkirchen, Krupp’s works at Essen, the goods yards at Ham, Osnabruck, and Cologne, and shipping at Rotterdam.
' Aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked shipping and warehouses at Brest and barge and motor transport concentrations at Gravelines. Routine minelaying operations were carried out.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 265, 7 October 1940, Page 7
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