NEW TARGETS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21209, 4 September 1940, Page 7

NEW TARGETS

TRAPS FOR PLANES

RAIDS ON CONTINENT IMPORTANT WORKS HIT SUPPLY SHIPS BOMBED (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 4, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 3 An Air Ministry communique states: New targets in Germany and Italy were attacked by aircraft of the Bomber Command last night. Dynamite works at Schlebusch, north-east of Cologne, and. the important railway junctions of San Pier and Darens at Genoa were bombed heavily. Other aircraft attacked an electric power station at Genoa, oil installations at Ludwighstafen and Frankfurt, a Bosch ignition plugs factory at Stuttgart (for the second night in succession), explosives works near Cologne, the Dortmund-Ems Canal, the French port of Lorient, and gun emplacements at Cap Gris Nez. Two of our aircraft were lost in these operations. Aircraft of the Coastal Command bombed supply ships at sea off the Dutch coast yesterday and another supply ship in a Norwegian harbour on the Sogne Fjord, and also forced down a Dornier flying-boat into the sea. Attacks were made on oil tanks at Flushing and on the harbour of Ostend. One aircraft has not returned. WARNINGS IN LONDON SIRENS ANNOUNCE RAID KING HOLDS INVESTITURE PRESENTATION OF V.C. (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlg-ht) (Received Sept. 4, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3 An air raid warning was in force in the London area as the second year of the war began at 11 a.m. While the warning was still sounding the King held an investiture at 1 Buckingham Palace, when he decor- ! ated three winners of the V.C. i The sky was cleared of raiders and the “All Clear” was sounded after an hour and ten minutes. Destruction of Raiders ! The Air Ministry announced that 23 enemy planes have been destroyed so far today. Fifteen of ours are missing, but eight of our pilots are safe. j The enemy crossed the south-east coast in considerable numbers and f dropped bombs in Kent and Essex. I There was little damage and few j casualties, some of which were fatal. ! Reports of yesterday’s actions show that 20 of our planes were lost, but ! ten pilots are safe.

SUCCESS IN BRITAIN GERMAN BOMBER VICTIMS (United Press Assn.—Elcc. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 3 Two German bombers fell victims to secret traps which the Ministry of j Transport has erected to catch low- j flying aeroplanes. One was wrecked ' and all of its crew were killed. | Forced low in air fights, they hit i the wires of these traps, which are i placed on exposed country roads which an enemy might use to land troops.