DUSSELDORF
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1940
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TWELVE HOURS BY R.A.F. Heavy Raids From North Germany To Turin
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A big fire broke out at the Japanese aerodrome: at Tazang, north-west of Shanghai, yesterday afternoon, according to a report Shanghai "Shun Pao." Several Japanese 'planes and drums of gasoline were destroy- ed. The conflagration raged for more than two hours.--Central News.
Arsenal Heavily Hit
R.A.F. BOMBERS on Wednesday night made an attack on various objectives in the Dusseldorf area where fires and explosions resulted from the bombing.
Another force of British aircraft, states the Air Ministry, bombed selected targets at Turin and considerable damage was observed. by bomber crews.
Other targets attacked included the ports of ›**** | Antwerp and Calais and several enemy aerodromes, as well as searchlight and anti-aircraft gun posi- tions.
RAIDS ON GRAZIANI BASES
One British aircraft is missing, quays and dockyards along the from the operations over Italy but Rhine and at Dusseldorf, and coal all other aircraft returned safely, and gas plants were among
the The big Mannesmann Rehren-main objectives of our raids, werke armament works, employ- There was much cloud but the ing some 6,000 ́people, railway first arrival was lucky in finding yards in the Derendorf district, a gap and over a dozen fires fol- lowed the bursts of his high ex- plosive and incendiary bombs.
and dumps on the road east of out. Chelga. The dumps were burnt
In the Western Desert, El Adem, Sollum and Sidi A direct hit completely wreck- Barani were bombed oned the railway station building at Adarte, while goods 'trucks on Tuesday night, stated an sidings and a group of huts in the Air Ministry news bulletin station were also badly damaged. One of our reconnaissance air- yesterday.
craft failed to return but with this Aircraft of a Rhodesian squa-exception all these operations were dron successfully raided stores carried out without loss.--Reuter.
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12-Hour Attack
Our aircraft continued to raid
Dusseldorf at intervals for nearly
12 hours.
One pilot saw "Afteen to twen- the ty good fires" in an around Derendorf railway yards and the are of fires striking up through the cloud banks told of crippling damage.
Turin Arsenal
The Royal Arsenal at Turin- was the chief objective of our attacks on italy and much was done to reduce the arsenal's output of guns, tanks, ammùni, tion and other instruments of war.
The British pilots flew through dense cloud until they reached the Alps but the clouds suddenly cleared and visibility over Turin was excellent.
First news of the raid received in England was a message from one pilot: "Raid successful, wea- ther perfect," states the Air Min- istry news service,
Several hours later the first of the aircraft returned.
across
Fiat Works Hit
On the way to the arsenal one bomber placed a stick of bombs the Fiat works but the majority of the attackers concen- trated, on the Royal Arsenal.
Flares were dropped and a 'farge fire started. Immediately, Grey smoke curled up for 2,000 to 2,000 feat.
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SECOND TRY IN THREE NIGHTS
Mr. W. L. Lewis, of No. 250, Sassoon Road, was disturbed by a burglar during the night. The intruder, flashing a torch round the room, awakened Mr. Lewis and the man, anding himself detected, bolted.
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Other bombers quickly appear-This was the second attempt on Is strictly copyright under the provi: ed and for two hours, beginning the house in three nights, the oc-dinance, 1930, and may not be reprints, shortly after nine o'clock, they cupants of the upper flat having ed under any circumstances, either bombed the arsenal.
been-disturbed by the breaking of wholly or in part, without prior ar a window on Tuesday night,
rangement.
Fires and explosions were, so riumerous, according to the report of one pilot, that it was impossible to distinguish the effect of bombs falling among them,
Fierce Explosion
Seven minutes after the last bomber left on the return jour- ney a fierce explosion was heard and flames shot up again and were visible for 50 miles on the homeward Journey, y
Large fires were also started at the Flat works. ;-
Two bombs burst on the roof, and one large explosion was ob served.
Asubsidiary Elat factory, manufacturing, both motor and Bero ongines was niso attackód. Two sticks of bombs burst. directly on the main buildings after which a glow was visible, and later it was clearly seen that: an internal fire was ruging. Reuter."
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