BREMEN AGAIN ATTACKED

Southland Times, Issue 24574, 24 October 1941, Page 5

BREMEN AGAIN ATTACKED

Docks At Brest And Lorient Bombed (8.0.W.) RUGBY, October 22. An Air Ministry communique states: “The Bomber Command on Tuesday night attacked Bremen and a number of other objectives in north-western Germany. The Coastal Command bombed the docks at Brest and Lorient and the harbours and fuel stores at Rahus in northern Denmark. Planes also raided the aerodrome at Lanveoc, Brittany. . . , “The Fighter Command, on nignt offensive patrol, attacked enemy aerodromes in Holland and northern France. Three aircraft of the Bomber Command are missing. It is established that a further enemy fighter, making a total of 13, was destroyed in Tuesday’s offensive sweep over northern France. Ten British fighters were lost in Tuesday’s operations, but the pilots of four are safe.” Concerning these raids Lord Moyne, Secretary for the Colonies, declared m the House of Lords that the Germans are reputed to have more fighters opposite the coast of Britain than on the Russian Front. RAID ON NAPLES An Italian communique states that Naples was subjected to a five-hour air raid on Monday night. The Royal Air Force came in five waves and dropped hundreds of high explosive

and incendiary bombs, causing heavy damage and huge fires. Catania and Benghazi were also heavily raided,” says the communique. Describing the Coastal Command’s attack on the docks at Lorient last night, the Air Ministry News Service states: “Aircraft crossed and recrossed the U-boat base in searchlights and antiaircraft fire while the observers made sure of their targets—the docks. Bombs found their mark for bursts brought up sheets of crimson flame which quickly turned to a glaring white fire. One aircraft spent 30 minutes over the target cruising around in the searchlights and anti-aircraft fire. It was caught in a searchlight and the German gunners ceased to fire as though leaving the job to the night fighters. But the Beaufort slipped out of the searchlight and got home safely. “Blenheim fighters of the Coastal Command shot up the aerodrome at Lanveoc, near Brest. A successful attack by Hudsons of the same command was made on the benzine store and plant at Aarhus, in north Denmark. On their way over the Hudsons dropped leaflets on Danish towns. The first aircraft to reach the target took the defences by surprise and dropped a load of flares, high explosives and incendiary bombs without being disturbed. The eastern mole of the harbour was another of the targets hit by the Hudsons. The force of the explosion shook the crews in the aircraft.”