NAZI SHIP SUNK.
ATTACK ON A CONVOY.
Vast Fire Started By R.A.F.
At Brest.
British Official Wireless. (Reed. 1.30 p.pi.) RUGBY, Sept. 25. A Hudson aircraft of the Coastal Command sank a German supply ship near the Frisian Islands early on Wednesday morning. There were three enemy vessels in the convoy. The Hudson made a dive-bombing attack on the largest one, which was leading. Three bombs made direct hits. The ship was settling by the stern when the Hudson Hew away, followed by antiaircraft fire from the two other vessels. Brest was again attacked, this time by Beauforts and Alisons of the Coastal Command. They set fire to infantry barracks, damaged docks and started a vast fire on and around railway sidings. When the Coastal Ckwmnand Blenheims raided Cherbourg they had to contend with extremely bad visibility, but all found their objectives. One pilot had to search for his target for 35 minutes amidst intense anti-aircraft fire.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 8
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157NAZI SHIP SUNK. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 8
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