BERLIN HOTLY RAIDED

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21210, 5 September 1940, Page 8

BERLIN HOTLY RAIDED

WOODS SET ON FIRE CONCEALING FACTORIES (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 5, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 4 Tuesday night’s Royal Air Force raid on Berlin was the fifth on the German capital in nine days. Details became available late on Wednesday evening how aircraft of the Bomber Command attacked a series of military objectives both there and in other parts of Germany. A power station situated in the Berlin suburbs was repeatedly bombed in a series of shallow dive attacks, and though low clouds prevented a detailed observation of the results the Hash of many bomb bursts were seen within the target area. Another power station was bombed from 7500 feet. When a gasworks was struck by high-explosive bombs, a large fire broke out, accompanied by heavy clouds of smoke. Many Factories Attacked Aircraft of the second raiding force attacked an armament factory, where the explosions of their bombs was followed soon afterwards by a large flash, which lit up the lowlying clouds. Sticks of bombs were also dropped on the main-line railway boundary of Berlin and on the lines near tne capital. Wooded areas outside Berlin, including the Gruenwald Forest, were attacked shortly after midnight with high-explosive and incendiary bombs with the object of setting fire to arms factories hidden beneath the trees. Two large fires were started in a wood north of the city and could still be seen by the crew of one aircraft 15 minutes after they left for home. In Gruenwald one of the raider’s bombs caused two bright yellow explosions, 150 yards apart. It was the third time this crew had raided Berlin.