AND OTHER ENEMY OBJECTIVES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 September 1940, Page 6

AND OTHER ENEMY OBJECTIVES

Including the Channel Ports SUCCESSFUL BRITISH OPERATIONS HEAVY ATTACK ON NAVAL STATION AT BREST (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.;>0. a.m.) RUGBY, September 24. Details showing that the heavy air attack on military objectives in Berlin by the R.A.F. last night was part of a . large-scale general bombing' offensive are contained in an An Ministry communique which states: “In addition to strong forces of the R.A.F. detailed to bomb objectives in the Berlin area and in enemy-occupied Channel ports, other forces of our bombers last night attacked aircraft works at Wismar, lock gates on the Kiel Canal, shipyards and docks, at Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremerhaven, Bremen and Wismar, goods yards at Munster and Hanover, railway communications in North Germany and several enemy aerodromes. “Yesterday an aircraft of the Coastal Command shot down . an enemy bomber into the sea. “Aircraft of the Coastal Command carried out operations against the German-occupied naval station of Brest early on Tuesday morning, over a torpedo-boat station, oil tanks and stores. A long line of bombs was dropped and heavy explosions were followed by four distinct fires. A pillar of dense black smoke was seen over the harbour and flames were visible for more than thirty miles from the French coast. ‘ 1 Other aircraft of the Coastal Command attacked Zebrugge and laid sticks of bombs across the canal mouth. Unusually large flashes followed the explosion salvos.