PUNISHING ATTACKS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 April 1940, Page 5

PUNISHING ATTACKS

ON ENEMY AERODROMES & PLANES MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY BRITISH RAIDERS. AT AALBORG AND STAVANGER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received This Day, 10.25 p.m.) LONDON, April 22. It is reported that the R.A.F. incendiary bombs dropped on Aalborg started six fires. A powerful force of long-range bombers raided Stavanger aerodrome by the light of the full. moon. Fifty enemy machines were seen around the edge of the bomb-pitted aerodrome. One of the raiders dropped a salvo of bombs from a low altitude on a group of 15 machines, and destroyed at least six. Others are believed to have been badly damaged. Another machine sowed a lane of high explosives and bombs across the aerodrome and started several fires with incendiary bombs. Another attacker machine-gunned a line of aeroplanes and saw two burst into flames. A salvo of bombs was also placed on a road near the control tower. Gun batteries and searchlight posts, outside the aerodrome, were machine-gunned. ANOTHER RAID DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY PLANES. (Received This Day. 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 22. It is understood that the R.A.F. again raided Stavanger aerodrome and destroyed six to eight machines.