1500 BOMBS DROPPED
CLAIMS BY GERMANY SUCCESS OF U-BOATS BRITISH SHIPPING SUNK (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received August 27, 3.15 p.m.) BERLIN, August 26 i A communique states: Fifteen hundred bombs were dropped on Britain last night. German bombers yesterday successfully attacked the aerodrome at Warm well, north-west of Portland. A violent air battle ensued. German planes sank a 4000-ton merchantman 223 miles west of Land’s End.
Numerous planes last night flew over Birmingham, Kingston and Coventry, where they bombed aircraft factories and armament works. Violent explosions and fires were observed.
British planes indiscriminately bombed non-military objectives in Germany. A raider was shot down after attacking Berlin. The enemy yesterday lost 72 planes. Fourteen of ours are missing.
A submarine sank 46,170 tons of enemy merchant shipping on its latest trip. This submarine, altogether, has sunk 88,856 tons. Another submarine has sunk four merchantmen of a total tonnage of approximately 30,000 tons.
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21202, 27 August 1940, Page 6
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