WEEK OF WARFARE
, ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE I L.'.V' I BLOWS STRUCK AT GERMANY & ITALY. . DAY & NIGHT OPERATIONS. \ (British Official Wireless.i RUGBY. January 18. During the week ended January 17. Royal Air Force activities were hampered by bad weather, but numerous raids, ranging as far as Turin, which was visited twice, were carried out. A feature of the week's offensive was the daylight sweep over the Pas de Calais by bomber formations escorted by over 100 fighters. Targets in Italy included dockyards and petrol works, where one bomber carried out an attack from the low level of 700 feet. The aerodrome al Padua also was bombed by low-flying aircraft. Wilhelmshaven, which was attacked on three successive night s was again the principal objective. During concentrated raids on this target verylarge fires were causd. In all 28 raids were carried out during the week on shipping and docks. 11 on industrial targets, and four on railways. The usual large number of attacks on aerodromes also were carried out.
During these widespread operations 11 British machines were lost. One fighter crashed on landing.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 January 1941, Page 9
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183WEEK OF WARFARE Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 January 1941, Page 9
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