IMPRESSIVE SCALE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23761, 14 September 1940, Page 11

IMPRESSIVE SCALE

BEITISK BOMB BAIDS i FORTNIGHT'S ACTIVITY LONG LIST OF TARGETS (Received September 13, 5.5 p.m.) British "Wireless LONDON, Sept. 12 The impressive scale of the recent British air attacks on military objectives can best be appreciated from a summary of the number of raids upon specific targets. From the beginning of September until Wednesday morning—the period during which the brunt of the German attacks has fallen on London—the Royal Air Force has carried out 23 separate attacks on German-occu-pied aerodromes in France, 18 on German aerodromes, 10 on aerodromes in Holland, and two on aerodromes in Belgium. Fifteen raids have been made on forests concealing military objectives. Great tracts of the Black Forest have been set ablaze and equal success has been achieved in the Thuringerwald, the Ober Hartz and forests near Berlin. Thirty-five attacks have been made on the German railway system, including the large Potsdam station at Berlin, and considerable damage has been caused in marshalling yards, sidings and to tracks. There have been 29 raids on German and German-occupied docks and shipyards, whore big fires and explosions have been caused. Twelve raids have been made on barge concentrations, five on canal and river systems, 14 raids on munition works (among which was Krupps), eight on aircraft works, including the motor factory at Munich, 16 on oil refineries, nine on fire stations (the West Charlottenburg station, near Berlin, was bombed for two successive nights), seven on gun emplacements on the French coast, 11 on shipping, and three on Italian objectives, including tho aero engine works at Turin, and many other varied military objectives, such as gasworks, blast furnaces and light installations. ____ NEW ZEALAND PILOTS PART IN AIR BATTLE LONDON, Sept. 12 ■ The Air Ministry stated that New Zealand pilots took part when two squadrons of Hurricanes yesterday ferociously attacked a London-bound formation of 150 German bombers, escorted by fighters. The squadrons sent down 18 of the raiders and probably others. NAZI GENERAL'S ESCAPE LONDON, Sept. 12 The Bome radio states that one of the German generals directing the offensive against Britain took part in yesterday's raids over London. His aeroplane was hit, but safely landed in France.