GENOA & TURIN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1941, Page 5

GENOA & TURIN

BOMBED BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE LARGE FIRES LEFT BURNING. IN FACTORIES & DOCKYARDS. LONDON, September 29. Genoa and the industrial centre of Turin, in Northern Italy, were among objectives attacked by the Ii.A.F. last night, 'riic attacking planes spenl 1I hours over Genoa, Hying al a height of 2.000 or 3.000 feet. Large fires were left burning among factories and dockyards. This was the fifth lime Unit Genoa had been raided and it was also bombarded by the Fleet last February. An Italian communique admits the raid and also states that bombs fell on Milan and other places. ATTACK ON FRANKFURT COASTAL COMMAND RAIDS OCCUPIED FRANCE. LONDON. September 29. Frankfurt and other towns in Western Germany were bombed by the R.A.F. last night. Coastal Command aircraft also attacked objectives on or near the French coast. From ail these operations seven British planes are missing. AIR MINISTRY REPORT (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 9.55 a.m.) RUGBY, September 29. An Air Ministry communique states: -Objectives at Genoa, Turin and elsewhere in Northern Italy were attacked by the Bomber Command last night. At Genoa, industrial areas were bombed and. large fires were caused in docks. “Other aircraft, attacked targets in Western Germany. including Frankfurt. “Five aircraft of the Bomber Command are missing. “Coastal Command planes attacked an oil depot and refineries at St. Nazaire. Two of our planes are missing." LORRIES SET ON FIRE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 10.30 a.m.) RUGBY. September 29. R.A.F. fighters today attacked a convoy of lorries near Dieppe, with cannon and machine-gun fire. Five lorries were set on fire. ROME REPORT (Received This Day. 9.10 a.m.) LONDON. September 29. A Rome communique states that the R.A.F. last night raided Milan. Genoa. Spezia, Marsala, Rhodes and Trapani.