BANGKOK BOMBED
IMPORTANT TARGETS HIT
(Rec. 10.40 a.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 28. A New Delhi communique states: At about midnight on Sunday a considerable force of our heavy bombers were over Bangkok (Thailand), where various targets were effectively bombed. A large .arsenal and powder factory north of the city was hit. The Bangkok aerodrome, one of the most important enemy fields in the occupied countries, was successfully attacked. At the same time the naval dock area of the city was hit with heavy bombs, which caused damaging fires. None of our aircraft is missing.—Official Wireless.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 25, 29 December 1942, Page 5
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