ATTACK' IN FORCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 May 1941, Page 5

ATTACK' IN FORCE

MADE ON MANNHEIM POWERFUL BOMBS START LARGE FIRES. SEVEN NAZI NIGHT-BOMBERS DESTROYED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.32 a.m.) RUGBY, April 30. The Bomber Command last night made an attack in force on Mannheim (some 400 miles from London). Among the large number of bombs dropped were some of the latest and most powerful types. Large fires were started. Other aircraft attacked oil stores at Rotterdam. One British bomber is missing. In daylight yesterday many attacks were made on shipping. One supply ship, of about 5,000 tons, was set on fire and several others were damaged. It is confirmed that four enemy bombers were shot down by anti-air-craft guns during the raid on Plymouth last night, making a total of seven destroyed during the night. One of these was brought down as it was about to land at its base in Northern France. Other aircraft at another aerodrome in enemy territory were attacked and damaged. HAVOC IN PLYMOUTH FIFTH ENEMY RAID IN NINE NIGHTS. CASUALTIES IN DEMOLISHED DWELLINGS. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 30. Plymouth last night suffered its fifth heavy air raid in nine nights. The first wave of raiders arrived at nightfall and the attack lasted for many hours without a lull. Oil bombs were followed by high explosives. Many merely tore up the ruins left by previous attacks, but numbers of dwellings were demolished, causing heavy casualties. An old folks’ home was severely damaged. GERMAN REPORT (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 30. A German communique states that Cardiff. Lowestoft and Ipswich were attacked in addition to Plymouth.