IN GERMANY AND LOW COUNTRIES
WIDESPREAD OPERATIONS BY ! R.A.F. VISIBILITY CONDITIONS POOR [British Official Wireless] (Received 31st July. 11.0 a.m.) | RUGBY. 30th July. Another Air Ministry communique I states: “Yesterday our bombers made | daylight raids over a widespread area i in Germany and the Low Countries. A 1
large supply ship was damaged near j ! Flushing. Barges and other vessels ; J were hit at Emden and Hamburg, and j I off the Island of Terschelling. An oil re- I I finery in the Ruhr was bombed. At- i tacks were made on several aerodromes | in Germany and Holland. One of our : bombers was lost. “During last night, although condi- | ! tions and visibility were poor, a large | : number of bombers penetrated enemy i territory. However, 24 of our aircraf i j ".ere unable to locate the targets assigned to them, and returned without. ; dropping their bombs. The remaindei attacked in north-west Germany, the j | Ruhr, and the Low Countries, includinr ' oil refineries, shipping docks, aero- | dromes and road and rail communica- J tions. No losses were suffered in any j of these operations.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 31 July 1940, Page 5
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