POWERFUL BLOWS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 August 1942, Page 2

POWERFUL BLOWS

STRUCK BY R.A.F. BOMBERS AGAINST GERMAN INDUSTRIAL CITY. AND NAVAL BASE IN POLAND. LONDON, August 28. Heavy and widespread raids were carried out by the 11.A.F. last night. The main attack was on the great industrial centre of Cassel. Three large fires, each about one acre in extent, were leftraging. Some of the planes came down to 1500 feet to drop their bombs. Other R.A.F. planes proceeded to Poland, where bombs were dropped on Gdynia, which the Germans have turned into a naval base. This meant a round trip of 1700 miles by the British planes. There was strong opposition from German night fighters, but the raiders persisted in their attack. At least one enemy plane was shot down and others were damaged. Cassel, which stands 80 miles east of the Ruhr, is an important manufacturing centre. The principal factories are the Henschel Locomotive Works—the largest in Europe—the Henschel Aircraft Engine Works, which produce Daimler and Benz engines and the Fieseler Aircraft Works, which are producing Messerschmitt fighters. i R.A.F. fighters were out last nighton intrude operations in Northern France. From the night’s operations, 30 bombers and two fighters failed to report. DAYLIGHT ATTACKS). This afternoon Flying Fortresses, escorted by R.A.F. and Allied fighters attacked an aircraft factory in Northern France. Many other squadrons of fighters made a sweep over the surrounding territory. All the Fortresses returned safely. One enemy fighter was destroyed and one fighter of the Royal Canadian Air Force is missing. RAIDS ON BRITAIN. Five places in England were raided in daylight today. Two enemy planes bombed Bristol. Three buses hi the street were hit and people killed. A Czech pilot later shot down a German fighter off the south-west coast. Late this afternoon enemy planes bombed a place in South Wales and three places in south-west England. Casualties resulted and some damage was done. ATTACK BY HURRICANES TWO SHIPS BADLY DAMAGED SOUTH OF GUERNSEY . OTHER PLANES DAMAGE LOCOMOTIVES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.50 a.m.) RUGBY, August 28. _ In brilliant moonlight, early this morning, Hurricane bombers attacked enemy merchant shipping in a convoy south of Guernsey. Two ships were left on fire, seriously damaged and both listing. During the night intruder aircraft of the Fighter Command shot up a goods train in occupied France and damaged at least eight locomotives. Other intruders attacked an airfield, a factory and huts in a camp area.