MORE BOMBS ON AMSTERDAM

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 140, 14 May 1940, Page 7

MORE BOMBS ON AMSTERDAM

GERMANS LOSE 400 ’PLANES

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received May 14, 10.30 a.m. - LONDON, May 13. The Air Ministry announces that the R.A.F. carried out a series of successful bombing attacks last "night. against the aerodrome at Waalhaven (Rotterdam), which again changed hands'yesterday and was used as a base by the enemy. British fighters have shot down more than forty more. German aircraft of various types at very small cost. The Air Ministry announces: “Whitney and Wellington aeroplanes during the night carried out a series of attacks against eheiny communications in Germany between the Rhine and the Dutch frontier. A force of Blenheims heavily bombed enemy troops advancing through Eastern Belgium. All but one engaged in these operations returned- safely. French military sources officially estimate that the Germans have lost 400 ’planes since Friday.

WOMEN PARACHUTISTS. The Brussels radio says it is said to have been proved that the German parachutists include women. Amsterdam reports state that Captain Cartwright, British shipping adviser, was killed and a member of the British Consulate was injured as the result of an air raid on Rotterdam. . It is officially stated that the British Air Ministry has picked up signals from the German High' Command to German ’planes, as follows: “Civilian refugees are on the roads. Harass these as much as possible.” German ’planes were heard acknowledging receipt of the message. A young Australian fighter pilot claims to have brought down six German ’planes in the past three days, making his total bag 11 since the outbreak of the war. (It is possible that the pilot is Flying-Officer E. J. Kain, of Wellington, who yesterday was reported to have brought down ten ’planes since the outbreak of the war.) Four groups of unidentified ’planes flew over Holland between 5 and ( a.m. The strength of the first group, is not indicated, but the other groups numbered 12, 16 and 17, respectively. At least 30 are reported to have been killed and many wounded in an air raid this morning in Amsterdam. Four heavy bombs landed in the centre of the city. Many British fighters are reported to be operating near Amsterdam. It is understood the situation at The Hague is little changed. The /Brussels radio at 9 a.m. announced that 20 German ’planes were raiding Western Brabant. The air force was fighting the raiders.