AIR OFFENSIVE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 January 1941, Page 5

AIR OFFENSIVE

ANOTHER BRITISH DAYLIGHT

ATTACK OBJECTIVES AT ZEEBRUGGE BOMBED. NIGHT OPERATIONS EXTEND TO ITALY. For the second time, on Saturday the R.A.F. carried out, destructive daylight raids on enemy-occupied territory. German troops were machine-gunned at one point, and an attack made on objectives at Zeebrugge. During Saturday night. British bombers were active over Germany and North Italy. Shipyards at Wilhelmshaven. which had been bombed earlier in the week, and on a number of

earlier occasions, wore once again attacked. The royal arsenal at Turin, in Italy, received a direct hit. followed by one major and several minor explosions.

I Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm made 1 a raid on shipping in the harbour of ] Palermo, One ship received a direct | and four other vessels were beleived to I have been damaged. From all these operations two British aircraft are missing, but the crew of I one are known to have been saved. RAIDS ON BREST DIRECT HITS ON LARGE VESSEL. I FIRES STARTED IN DOCKS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, January 11. An Air Ministry communique states that in bright moonlight last night the R.A.F. attacked the dockyards at Brest. Two direct hits were registered on the bow of a large vessel, and widespread fires resulted in the dock area. Shipping in the harbour of l.<? Havre was also attacked. No British planes are missing. The Air Ministry nows service. describing last night’s raid on Brest, says that when the Aircraft Bomber Comman attacked they found light and heavy anti-aircraft shells bursting in a continuous ring round the docks, but the R.A.F. penetrated this barrage, and. though some planes remained a long time over the objective, not one was hit. HEAVY DAMAGE ADMITTED BY NAZI PAPER. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, January It. The power of the R.A.F. is admitted by the Berlin paper "Dor Reich.” Rerepresenting R.A.F. action as having become more aggressive, the paper says: “German industrial centres and cities have now become the front line specially the Ruhr districts. Bremen. Hamburg and Berlin. These districts report (hat almost daily they have to enduro sorrows and heavy attacks, and is must be acknowledged that conditions there are anything but comfortable. though every endeavour is made to lighten the burden. Other Germans must remember that people in these districts have to live in air-raid shelters and that many lose their homos and property, Many districts in Germany. which last year wore far away from the scene of war. have now to bear as much fighting as the troops.” OFFICIAL REPORT EXTENDED £ SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS. DAY .V NIGHT OPERATIONS (British Official XVireJrss.i ißeceived This Day. 10 33 am' RUGBY. January 11’. An Air Ministry communique states: "In daylight yesterday aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked a number of targets on or near the Dutch and Belgian coasts. Targets in a cimal at Middleharniis were damaged. Two hits were obtained mi the iii<F at Zeebrugge and on some troop■ drilling m a barrack square at I> >mburg were machine-gunned from a l-v level. “During the nigh! bomber- of the' same eummand wire active ov<t German) and Northern Italy Shipbuilding yard- al Wilhclim ha*.a n wi re attacked. A small force went to Turin and scored direct hit: on the Royal ] Arsenal, causing one major and :e\ oral minor explosions. Four tires and] a heavy explosion occurred m- thvr target nearby “From .-ill' i f there operations two] of our planes are missing, but i!.<