BRUGES BOMBED
Railway Targets Hit RUGBY, January 26, An Air Ministry communique states: "Squadrons of fighters and bombers of the United Nations made trips over Northern France and Belgium this afternoon. In one of these sweeps Venturas, without loss, bombed railway targets at Bruges. Three enemy fighters were destroyed in combat. Four of our fighters are missing from the day’s operations. “During the day a small number of enemy aircraft were over coastal areas in the south-east and south-west of England. Bombs caused some damage and a small number of casualties. One enemy aircraft was destroyed by our fighters.” Homliers of Uie Coastal Command made another raid on Lorient last night.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22491, 28 January 1943, Page 5
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111BRUGES BOMBED Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22491, 28 January 1943, Page 5
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