NORWEGIAN COAST
BRITISH MINEFIELD A WARNING ISSUED (British Official Wireless) RUGBY. May 11. (Received May 12, at 7 p.m.) The Admiralty announces that mines may be'laid without further warping in the vicinity of the Norwegian coast eastward of a line running due north from a point about 40 miles south-west of Bergen to Stadlandet and then northeast to a point 60 miles north-west of Narnsos. Fleet Air Arm Active An Admiralty communique states: “The Fleet Air Arm has made two further attacks on the enemy at Bergen. In one attack the naval aircraft obtained three hits on an enemy warship believed to be the Bremse. In the second, complete surprise was achieved. Enemy fuel tanks were attacked and heavily damaged. Two of the largest were get on fire and the flames were Seen to spread. “ Since April 8 the Fleet Air Arm has shot down 20 enemy aircraft off Norway besides accounting for many others on the ground. A further o 0 enemy aircraft have been destroyed by the anti-aircraft fire of the fleet.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24296, 13 May 1940, Page 8
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