Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

FEW ATTACKS

MADE BY NAZI AIR RAIDERS YESTERDAY

Forty-seven Destroyed on Monday BRITISH OFFENSIVE GREATLY EXTENDED BOMBERS AGAIN VISIT ITALY An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states, according to Daventry, that enemy air activity over Britain was very slight yesterday. Several small formations appeared off the Channel coast, but only a few penetrated far inland. Three were shot down by British fighters. The only bombs dropped fell on the foreshore of the Isle of Wight. They did no damage and caused no casualties. A full report of Monday’s activities show that 47 German planes were destroyed. An Air Ministry communique states that on Monday the R.A.F. made daylight attacks on enemy aerodromes. The scope of these activities was greatly extended on Monday night, when 37 enemy aerodromes in Belgium, Holland, Germany and occupied France were bombed.

A British bomber returning from Germany shot down an enemy bomber returning from England. The main strength of British bombers on Monday night attacked a synthetic oil plant west of Leipzig, and oil depots, aircraft factories and explosive factories. Various other objectives were attacked elsewhere. From these widespread operations which continued throughout the night all but one machine returned safely and one plane is missing from the daylight attacks. Military objectives in Northern Italy at 'Turin and near Milan were also attacked on Monday night. Six tons of bombs were dropped on the Fiat works at Turin. Heavy explosions and fires resulted.

RAIDS ON LONDON

CONTINUED FOR OVER SIX HOURS OUTSKIRTS OF CITY BOMBED ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVY LOSSES. IN BATTLES OVER SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND. I By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, August 27. A series of air-raid warnings in London yesterday afternoon and last night culminated in the longest alarm London has experienced beginning shortly before midnight and ending six and a quarter hours later. It is believed that a dozen planes were over the London area at one stage. No bombs were dropped in central London, and most of them fell in the outskirts, including the west and south-west. During the later stages the raiders approached singly, apparently taking it in turns to circle over London in wide sweeps at a great height, some flying at 20,000 feet. Apparently these new tactics were designed to exploit the nuisance value to the utmost of delaying the all-clear signal and stopping night work in the war industry. Yesterday a number of areas in southern England, the Midlands and other parts were attacked, and scattered raiding occurred over areas from Scotland to the Scilly Isles. The enemy lost heavily in battles over the southeast.

Again last night attacks were delivered also in the Midlands area where fires caused damage to industrial property in two towns and also a number of casualties, including some killed. Eombs fell in several other parts of the country, damaging house property, but the reports indicate that the casualties were slight. The Air Ministry states that yesterday’s total of raiders destroyed was 47, one of which was the victim of antiaircraft guns. Fifteen British fighters were lost but 11 of the pilots are safe. INCESSANT DRONE. Early in the night the raiders appeared to be divided into three groups. They were for some time over the outskirts, and their planes were again heard from other areas. Londoners heard an incessant drone of aircraft. In these raids one of the enemy planes seemed to be making a circular tour, and searchlights followed its invisible path in a complete circle. Other planes were heard from six different points. One hundred searchlights in one area threw up a wall of light, and anti-aircraft guns flashed. Several bombs were heard exploding to the east, and a series of flashes lit the sky from one direction as bombs were dropped from planes in a cluster of searchlights. Quick-firing anti-aircraft gups spattered the sky with brilliant lights beneath and round the planes. During the raids theatres and cinemas were converted into doss-houses, and all-night concerts were held. As the raids passed the sixth hour many Londoners sortied from the shelters for a stroll, and some decided to walk home.

The London newspapers had not been printed by the usual time. Those with offices in Manchester and Glasgow. partially transferred their provincial distribution to those branches, but the others were determined to print in London and distribute regardless of the hour in order to fulfil the pledges to their readers. STRONG FORCES STOPPED. During the day several strong forces of Germans had attempted to reach London, but were stopped by terrific fighter opposition. A formation of 100 planes flying toward London at dusk across the southeast coast scattered in all directions when a fighter squadron dived in their midst and then chased them all over the sky. Six fighters over the Thames routed 17 bombers in a similar direct attack, the combers within a few minutes fleeing toward the sea and jettisoning their bombs, which landed in fields and caused no damage and no casualties. Farm workers watched great columns of smoke raised from eight raiders which crashed in one area. An official announcement states: During last night enemy aircraft

BACK TO SCHOOL

MORE TRAINING FOR NAZI AIRMEN. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) ANKARA, August 27. According to a copy of Dr Goebbel’s journal “Signal,” which has been received here, German airmen who had taken part in raids over Britain have been returned to training schools for improvement in their bombing technique, which apparently was below expectations. NAZI LIES REGARDING RELATIVE LOSSES. LONDON, August 27. The German news agency stated that 70 Junkers dropped bombs on factories in Birmingham last night. Air battles occurred today over Deal, Folkestone, Canterbury, and Cambridge, and the British losses in these battles were now five times the German losses, compared with the previous ratio of four times. German authorities declare that the preliminary bombing has been completed, and detailed destruction of the British war industries is beginning.

ITALIAN REPORT ADMISSION AND CLAIMS. (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) ROME, August 27. A communique admits that one of the Fiat factory buildings was shot during R.A.F. raids. A bomb fell on the Saint Louis sanatorium at Turin. Antiaircraft defences brought down a British plane at Milan and five of the crew were killed.

“Italian planes,” it is added, “bombed mechanised units at Bir Sheffers and in the military barracks of Sidi Barrani.

“Our air force repeatedly bombed a British convoy in the eastern Mediterranean.

“We frustrated a British attempt to raid Asmara. One raider was shot down.”

THIRTY BRITISH PLANES OVER BERLIN ON MONDAY NIGHT. ACCORDING TO SWEDISH CORRESPONDENT. (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) GOTHENBURG, August 27. The “Dagens Nyheter’s” Berlin correspondent says 30 British planes were over Berlin last night, and the streets were strewn with shell splinters and pamphlets.

NIGHT ALARMS IN LONDON AND OTHER AREAS. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 27. Sirens sounded in London shortly before midnight tonight. Before the sirens sounded, a plane passed over a South London area which had previously been bombed. Some residents thereupon went to their shelters. Bomblike thuds in a West London area were also heard before the sirens, which sounded within a minute of the time of last night’s raid. London suburban residents heard a single plane, at a height of about 5,000 feet, coming towards the city. Searchlights went into action, forcing the plane higher. Simultaneously with the London raid, enemy planes were reported over south-west and north-west towns, over south-east England and over Wales.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAITA19400828.2.37

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 August 1940, Page 5

Word count
Tapeke kupu
1,242

FEW ATTACKS Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 August 1940, Page 5

FEW ATTACKS Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 August 1940, Page 5

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert