AIR RAIDS ON REICH.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 160, 6 June 1940, Page 7

AIR RAIDS ON REICH.

MUNITION WORKS BOMBED. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 4. During bombing expeditions carried out last night by the Royal Air Force a great many oil tanks in enemy territory were successfully attacked, and Western Germany, which was visited for the third night in succession, was covered from Emmerich to Frankfurt. In the early stasis of the raid several groups of oil tanks were set on fire, and for miles round the glow of the fires enabled later raiders to locate the target with ease. In another attack a series of explosions was followed by a pall of smoke so dense that a large part of the target was entirely covered. At Monheini several attacks were made on munitions works. Hundreds of incendiary bombs were released, and fires which started all over the target area burnt with a bright green flame. High-explosive bombs caused large explosions. At many points in the Ruhr fuel plants, oil tanks and munition works were successfully bombed. Ghent (Belgium) was visited, and oil stocks seized by the Nazis were bombed, three big oil tanks being set on fire. This raid was carried out by the Coastal Command, which also attacked other military objectives in Holland. In one of the attacks in Germany a thick column of smoke to a height of .7000, feet gave evidence of the success of the raid. All the plangs encountered strong opposition from the ground defences. Western Australia is represented in the latest air decorations list by Flying-Officer Glyde, .who comes from Perth and who has been awarded the D.F.C. for showing “great dash and offensive spirit.” He ha 6 accounted for four enemy aircraft. Flight-Lieutenant Jeff, who was born in Kuala Lumpur (Federated Malay States), and who was awarded the D.F.C. in March, now receives a bar to his decoration. This officer is described in the official statement as a first-class leader who insnired his flight with offensive spirit and himself 6hot down five enemy aircraft.