BOMBS AND EXPLOSIONS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21200, 24 August 1940, Page 8

BOMBS AND EXPLOSIONS

BRITISH COUNTER-ATTACK GUN EMPLACEMENTS HIT THRILLS ON FRENCH COAST (Omclal Wireless) (Received August 24, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, August 23 Cap Gris Nez, between Calais and Boulogne, was one of the objectives of the Royal Air Force bombers which almost immediately went up to counter the German bombardment of Dover on Thursday night. High explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped on battery positions. As they approached the French coast some of the Royal Air Force aircraft were met by intense antiaircraft fire. One of them was singled out by German fighters which tried to intercept. The pilot succeeded in shaking them off and flew on to bomb the enemy batteries. The counter-attacking went on for many hours. The first of the bombers was over the objective soon after 9.30 on Thursday night. The others took the attack at intervals until at 3.35 on Friday morning salvoes of heavy and incendiary bombs were launched at an enemy gun. The battery positions near Audenbury and Sain Inglevert, in the same area, were also bombed. While these operations were in progress other Bomber Command aircraft were attacking enemyoccupied aerodromes south. At the Lanveoc aerodrome, near Brest, a hangar was hit and a fire caused. A number of enemy-occupied aerodromes in France were also successfully bombed. Meanwhile raids were being carried out on objectives in Germany. The Deutsche Metalwerke Company at Frankfurt-on-Main, which makes aircraft parts, was bombed, but very bad weather prevented the results being observed.