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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24408, 20 September 1940, Page 6

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RAIDS ON FRENCH COAST LARGER FORCE OF BOMBERS (By Wireless) DAVENTRY, Sept. 19. To-day it is known that last night a larger force of our bombers than even the force which carried out Tuesday’s raids was over the French coast. Boulogne, Calais, Dunkirk, Le Havre, and Ostend were all heavily bombed, and attention was also given to distributing centres in Germany Barges in the Flushing canal were bombed successfully and explosions, some of which were very heavy, were caused. Fires also resulted. AMERICAN PLANES FOR BRITAIN FIVE HUNDRED A MONTH WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. (Received Sept. 20. at 1 a.m.) The Chamber of Commerce’s official estimate of the deliveries of war planes to Britain at present is 500 a month. The peak of 1000 a month will be reached in February or March. Then deliveries will be stabilised at 550 a month until April, 1942, to permit the United States to build up its air forces. Officials say that Britain is now getting 80 per cent, of the nation’s output.

SOUTH-EAST OF ENGLAND COMPARATIVELY QUIET DAY (By Wireless) LONDON, Sept. 19. (Received Sept. 20, at 1 a.m.) So far to-day the South-east of England and the London area have been comparatively free from air attacks and until early this afternoon there had been only one alarm, and that of brief duration. It is now known that in yesterday’s raids the Germans lost 48 planes. Twelve British fighters were lost, but the pilots of nine of these are safe. AMERICA’S ATTITUDE GREATER AID URGED (By Wireless) LONDON, Sept. 19. (Received Sept. 20, at 1.15 a.m.) Several more influential voices have been added to the chorus in America calling for all possible aid for Britain. Rear-admiral Stanley, a former Chief of Naval Operations, urged the United States to throw warships, planes and munitions and “all the materia] aid at our command into the fight of Democracy against Hitlerism.” He advocated the transfer of small torpedo boats. Miss Dorothy Thompson, in an address, asked the President to supplement the recent gift of destroyers to Britain by sending torpedo boats and “ flying fortresses;" Senator Lee urged that Britain should be supplied with every gun, plane and ship, consistent with ensuring the defence of America. He specially mentioned “ flying fortresses ” and fighter planes.