OVER BERLIN
AIR FORCE PLANES FOLLOW STREETS THROWING DOWN FLARES & LEAFLETS, OBSTRUCTION ENCOUNTERED ONLY OVER RUHR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 27. During the Royal Air Force’s flight last night over Berlin, the planes flew up and down over the principal Berlin streets, throwing down flares and thousands of leaflets- The raiders clearly observed the layout of Berlin. The reconnaisseurs met obstruction only when returning over the Ruhr, where heavy anti-aircraft fire and varicoloured searchlights criss-crossed the skies. The Royal Air Force pilots flew over Cologne, Dusseldorf. Emden, Duisberg and Dortmund. “OFFICIAL DENIAL” NO BRITISH PLANES SEEN OVER BERLIN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) BERLIN. February 27. It is officially denied that British planes reached Berlin'. No foreign planes have been seen eastward of the Elbe.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1940, Page 6
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134OVER BERLIN Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1940, Page 6
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