RENAULT MOTOR WORKS RAIDED
(8.0.W.) RUGBY, March 4. In addition to attacking targets in Germany last night the Royal Air Force sent a bombing force to raid the Renault works at Billancourt, in Germanoccupied France. The Renault Motor Works, which are very are situated at the bend of the river Seine, south-west of Paris. Since the collapse of France the Renault Company has become an outstanding symbol of collaboration with Germany. The company is known to have been engaged on making and repairing transport vehicles, tanks, and aero engines for Germany. The weather was perfect for the raid and considerable damage was done to the works.
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Southland Times, Issue 24685, 5 March 1942, Page 5
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