FIRES STARTED

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21178, 30 July 1940, Page 5

FIRES STARTED

DAMAGE ON THE CONTINENT INCENDIARY BOMBS DROPPED ROYAL AIR FORCE ATTACKS (Official Wireless) (Received July 30, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, July 29 There was a yellow glow over the Cherbourg oiltanks when a pilot of a Coastal Command Blenheim saw them through a haze of smoke early this morning. Others of Ijis squadron had been there before him with heavy and incendiary bombs. He dropped his load and there were big explosions on the ground. The Blenheims had scored many direct hits on the tanks. One pilot bombed hangars of the aerodrome and saw a great yellow flash. The pilot of another Blenheim was worried by a ring of searchlights. He bombed them and the lights went out. A German-occupied aerodrome on the Dutch coast was also attacked last night, this time by Hudsons of the Coastal Command. Many fires were started on the airfield. Military Objectives Bombed An Air Ministry communique states: Bombers last night continued their attacks on military objectives in northern and western Germany. The targets included oil depots, docks and goods yards. Seventeen aerodromes in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Northern France were also attacked. Three of our aircraft are missing. An aircraft of the Bomber Command yesterday made a daylight attack on the Leeuwarden aerodrome, in Holland. A number of enemy aircraft on the ground were damaged. On the return journey this bomber was engaged by four enemy fighters, one of which was driven down. Our aircraft returned safely.