FIGHTER PLANES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 September 1941, Page 5

FIGHTER PLANES

ENEMY TARGETS ATTACKED IN FRANCE SWEEP OVER OCCUPIED AREAS. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN SILENCED. LONDON, September 28. Enemy targets in France were attacked by R.A.F. fighters in an offensive patrol today, over occupied France. Troops, a supply train, aircraft on the ground, a machine gun base, and an anti-aircraft gun were attacked, the last-named being silenced. Two petrol wagons were set on fire. Not one of our planes is missing. BRITISH BOMBING COLOGNE AND OTHER TARGETS. LONDON, September 27. An Air Ministry communique says: — “Though unfavourable weather continued to hamper operations, aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked objectives at Cologne and elsewhere in Western Germany last night. The docks at Calais and Dunkirk were also bombed. One of our aircraft is missing.” PLANE SUPPOSED LOST NOW REPORTED SAFE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) RUGBY. September 28. It is now known that one of the R.A.F. fighters reported as lost in operations carried out over Northern France yesterday is safe. ON SMALL SCALE ENEMY ATTACKS ON BRITAIN. SLIGHT DAMAGE & NO CASUALTIES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.52 a.m.) RUGBY, September 28. An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states: “There was little enemy activity before midnight last night. A small number of bombs were dropped at a few points in east England. Very slight damage and no casualties are reported.