SUCCESSFUL RAID

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 April 1940, Page 5

SUCCESSFUL RAID

ON GERMAN AERODROME IN DENMARK HANGAR AND TRANSPORT PLANE DAMAGED MORE AIR ATTACKS IN NORWAY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, April 21. In a successful raid on the German aerodrome at Aalborg, which has been used for operations against Norway, the R.A.F. damaged the hangar, mach-ine-gunned a transport plane and started fires. Strong forces of the R.A.F. attacked Kristiansand and Stavanger, damaging aeroplanes and buildings. AIR MINISTRY REPORT DAMAGE DONE IN NORWAY AND DENMARK. (Received This Day 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 21. The Air Ministry stated that strong forces of the R.A.F. last night bombed aerodromes occupied by the Germans at Kristiansand and Stavanger. A number of enemy aeroplanes were seen dispersed on the aerodrome at Kristiansand and were bombed. Bombs were also dropped on Stavanger, a number of which were seen to hit runways. The burst of another bomb was followed by an explosion on the aerodrome. Bombs were also dropped on a seaplane base nearby. It is now known that in the attack on Aalborg bombs were dropped from a low altitude and a hangar damaged. One of our machines, after- dropping bombs, machine-gunned a German, transport plane, which was about to land at the base. Fires were started in the aerodrome by other planes which followed. All the large numbers of machines engaged in these operations returned safely. The R.A.F. attack on Aalborg is the first made against the Germans in Denmark since their occupation. It is undedstood that the Germans have been conveying troops to Norway by air from Aalborg. Some estimates give the number landing daily in this manner as high as 2000. HAMAR RETAKEN ACCORDING TO SWEDISH REPORT. (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON. April 21. A War Office communique states that operations in Norway are continuing and British troops are operating in conjunction with the Norwegian forces. Swedish sources report that Allied and German troops are fighting at Namsos. The Stockholm newspaper “Aftonbladet” says Allied forces recaptured Hamar last night. English and French tanks participated. GERMAN GRIP TIGHTENING ON DENMARK. FORCES OF OCCUPATION AND PENETRATION (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 20. A member of the British Legation staff who has arrived from Copenhagen said it was to bo expected that the German grip on Denmark would be tightened steadily. It was already obvious that the forces of occupation were being rapidly augmented, while the forces of penetration —German advisers, German controllers and German overseers —were likewise expanding.