ABORTIVE RAIDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 April 1940, Page 5

ABORTIVE RAIDS

ON NORTH OF SCOTLAND ENEMY PLANES SUFFER HEAVILY. NUMBER SHOT DOWN. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, April 11. The Air Ministry stated that the enemy carried out a number of bombing raids on the north of Scotland last evening. Two Tleinkels were shot down while attacking a convoy in the Moray Firth and it is believed that a third was also destroyed.

Later the enemy attacked Scapa Flow in successive waves in large and small formations. Bombs were dropped and machine-gun attacks carried out against Stromness and Kirkwall, but the raid was abortive. No warships or other ships or property were damaged, and the only casualty was a man slightly injured. Anti-aircraft guns opened fire and both the fleet air arm and fighter aircraft were sent up. It is certain that three enemy bombers were brought down by anti-aircraft. Two more were severely damaged and are unlikely to have reached their bases.

MORE NAZI LOSSES BOMBERS SHOT DOWN BY ROYAL AIR FORCE. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. April 10. 'rhe headquarters of the R.A.F. announce: ‘’Today a fighter aircraft of the R.A.F. intercepted a Heinkel 111 at a great height over the English Channel, near Cape Gris Nez. Our fighter engaged the enemy closely, firing off all its ammunition. The enemy aircraft was last seen diving with a cloud of black smoke pouring from the port engine,” An earlier Air Ministry announcement says: “While on patrol early this evening off the north-east coast, Hurricane aircraft of the R.A.F. Fighter Command shot, down two enemy Ileinkel bombers,"