Cologne Gets Second Dose Of R.A.F.
R.A.F. Hitting Power Huge Industrial Buildings Left
Ablaze
HITLER'S
TWELVE FEET OF MISTAKE
Called "Hitler's mis- take," a twelve-foot bomb which failed to explode when dropped on on East Anglian town has proved a successful col
most
on
lector of money.
Exhibited by ARP workers, this bomb, which is one of the largest dropped Britain, has raised nearly £30 นา five days and yesterday thousands of peo ple,
whose homes might have been shattered had the bomb exploded, queued up to see it. It is shortly being sent to help in a weapons week campaign. ----Bri- tish Wireless.
some
R.A.E. IN GREECE EARNS PLAUDITS
The text of a message sent by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore to Air Vice-Marshal J. H. d'Albiac, is as follows:
the
are
over
A MULTITUDE OF FIRES, WITH THE SKY FULL OF ACRID SMOKE, WAS THE SCENE AGAIN LEFT BEHIND BY R.A.F. BOMBERS WHEN, ON SATURDAY NIGHT, THEY MADE THE SECOND ATTACK WITHIN A WEEK ON THE INDUSTRIAL CENTRE OF COLOGNE.
On one side of the river and on wharves on its banks, huge industrial buildings were ablaze and tall factories standing up in the dark against the flames made a good mark at which to aim heavy high explosive bombs.
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in the air and there was an oc cational exchange of fire be tween the British aircraft and the enemy but for the most part the fighters disappeared at once into the night.
Later repæis confirmed that thi attack on Cologne, in which three Betish plantes are missing. must successful.
Offensive Patrol
WAL
Meanwhile, during an offensive reconnaissance on the Dutch and German coasts yesterday aller noun. British aircraft attacked! Borkum and Hamstede aerodromes and Harlinden port,
No British planes are missing. ---Reuter.
Hangar Hit
Further details of the Coastal! Commands operations carried out yesterday afternoon show that the first attack was on the aerodrome at Haamstede. where hits were obtained on a large hangar and other buildings.
Another bomb buist so close to an aircraft on the ground that it must have been badly damaged. Borkum nerodrome was visited next, where a hangar was hit
RUMANIA GOES TO
THE POLLS
Rumania's Dicta- tor-Premier, General Antonescu, yesterday held a national ple- biscite throughout the country on the policy of his Government, says a Bucharest mes- sage.
It is estimated that yesterday 1,500,000 people recorded their votes-Reuter.
MASTERY
OF AIR IN
and aircraft on the ground dam- ERITREA
aged.
The third attack was on the ports of Harlingen. Bombs were dropped on targets in the
A single fighter of the harbour but there was too much South African Air Force,
cloud for exact results to Էֆե
observed, so one of the aircraft patrolling in
and then
"On the conclusion of my visit to the R.A.F. under your comman, and having seen for myself conditions under which they
in working
bad
flew weather
off for a time
mountainous
country and
went back to have a look. (rom waterlogged aerodromes, I wish to express my great admiration for the success achieved.
northern Eritrea, dived low and "When we got there." reported opened fire with his eight the pilot, "we found we had stir- guns on a large unidenti- red up quite a bit of interest in fied Italian aeroplane just The great victory gained by. your lighter squadrons in the air the place. Crowds of people were battle of Feb. 28, in which 26 Ita-uying down to the watertront inside a hangar south of
from the town to see the results Massawa:
British Wire-
lian aircraft were brought down on of our bombing." the Albanian front, stands as a re-. less. cord so far achieved on any front of the R.A.F. in the Middle East. No praise can be too high for the ufficiency and wonderful spirit of your squadrons and of the Ser- vices-R.A.F. and" Army-who provide such efficient air support to our gallant allies, the Greeks.
With them we look forward with confidence to the future, whatever that may being, and in the end-to- final victory.”—British Wireless,
THE WAR
SOMALILAND BOMBARDMENT
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IN THE AIR
He saw it burst into flames and burn up the hangar as well.
Its destruction brought his squadron's total enemy aircraft destroyed to 76.
Burnt wrecks strewn over a dozen Italián aerodromes and the tangled remains of aircraft lying in ruins over Eritrean soil tell better than words of the havoc this squadron have wrought withị the much vaunted might of the Italian air force.
DURING THE WEEK ENDED MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY SIX' ́GERMAN · · AEROPLANES WERE} Hours of patrolling over enemy BROUGHT DOWN OVER AND territory, ending in numerous logi AROUND BRITAIN AND SEVEN entries of "no enemy seen," show OVER EUROPE.
clearly how much the Italians Two British aircraft were lost have been affected by the loss of over and around-Britain and 12 aircraft in recent weeks.--British in offensive operations against the Wireless. enemy. from Britain.
lost
50,
“IT'S A FAIR ›\KNOCK-OUT
An official inspection of Modun, In the Middle East theatre of Ave railes Inland front Brava,::has: war the British Air --Force revealed, the accuracy of the na-six machines and the 'onemy val bombardment » reported on of which 26 were brought a down February 23.
ting the air. "Nine enemy aircraft
Frenchwomen queueing outside Besides causing a number of were destroyed on the ground in a grocer's shop in Marseilles were casualties damage was done into this, theatre, of war,
pushed by an Italian housewife, enemy buildings and Installations In addition, the Navy accounted! who shouted. "I'm not going in were destroyed. Further large for six enemy of which five were stand in a line with defeated wo- stocks of valuable stores of sup- brought down in the central Mp-men-I belong to the conquerors." plies, have been discovered,--Bri-.diterranean...on. Februpry="24.—She did not have to stand, Sho tish Wireless,
British Wireloss.
went to hospital
A striking study at gas-mask drill, with RN.V.R. Officer Cadets (including a number from New Zealand), undergoing training. (Copyright, Fox).
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