BRITISH BOMBERS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1941, Page 5

BRITISH BOMBERS

VET ANOTHER ATTACK ON BREST BATTLE WITH ENEMY FIGHTERS. ONE SHOT DOWN’ & OTHERS DRIVEN OFF. British bombers renewed their attack on the enemy-occupied port of Brest with another twilight raid on Sunday. The docks were again battered. The raid was carried out in bad weather. Enemy fighters attempted to repel the raid, but the Blenheims shot down one German plane, drove the others off and carried on with their bombing. All • our planes returned safely.

GALLANT ATTACK IN SPITE OF BAD WEATHER. AND ENEMY FIGHTERS, Bkitßh Oifici;.! Wireless > ! tßeceived This Day. 10.55 am.) RUGBY, January tl Sunday’s twilight raid on Brest is i described by the Air Ministry news I service., which says the raid was carried out in spite of great difficulties, ; fhe weather was bad and icing condilions were met with on the journey over the sea by the pl.mes- Blenheims of the Coastal Command. Enemy lighters were circling over Brest when the Blenheims arrived, but could not prevent the attack. The Blenheims drove them off and then did their bombing. Many hits were scored on ilocks One British aircraft was atlacked by p Messcr.-ehmit; 109, but the rear-gunner waited until the range closed tv one hundred yards. Then he tired a pun <,f ammunition into the German fighter, which turneU over and plunged, with smoke coming from the engine The enemy ground defences put up ;i!! immense barrage and -i Blenheim was rocked and almost turned over by ;< blast from a shell bursting directly underneath, but all our uirer.ift returned *afe|v