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FOUR RAIDS IN 8
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- A LARGE PART OF PLYMOUTH is to be declared an evacuation area following four raids in eight nights, and 10,000 school- children are to be moved immediately to rural areas in Devon and Cornwall,
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A decision to this effect was reached yesterday at a conference between the city's Emergency Committee and a representative of the Ministry of Health.
Latest reports Indicate that Monday night's rald caused widespread damage, particular. ly in areas already hoavlly hit. and many were killed. NEVERTHELESS
CASUAL TIES WERE NOT SO HEAVY AS IN ANY OF LAST WEEK'S RAIDS
Four Shot Down
It is now confirmed that four German aircraft were destroyed
says an Air que.
Ministry communi-
HEAVY ATTACK
ON BREST
Attacks
by both Bomber and Coastal Command aircraft on Brest, where German battleships are lying, were made without the loss of any air- craft, says an official communique in Lon- don quoted by Reuter.
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OFFICIAL PERMISSION TO BUILD A NEW FOUR-ENGINED Although there was a certain] LANDPLANE, DESIGNED amount of activity by enemy air-FLY TO EUROPE IN 10 HOURS craft during yesterday near the CARRYING BETWEEN 50 AND 80 PASSENGERS, HAS BEEN south-east coast there are no re- ports of bombs being dropped · GIVEN ΤΟ THE LOCKHEED Reuter.
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION.
During yesterday's operations by aircraft of the Fighter Command during the raid on Plymouth on four medium-sized ships Monday night three by A.A. guns, encountered north of Dunkirk
bombed and
machine gunned, despite thick cloud and rain, announces the Air Ministry news service. As the bombers turned home a
Messersch- number of midts tried to intercept them but were beaten off by the #ghter escort.
for
The machine will be the world's Official Statement largest and most powerful land- bomber. plane. except the B-19 Announcing the declaration of which is about to be tested in Cali- an evacuation area in Plymouth |fornia. It will weigh 43 tons the Ministry of Health states: "The Reuter.
question was considered last summer and the Ministry didi
Spitfires on patrol over the Straits of Dover encounter not feel the step ought then to
schoul
તું a number of German be taken in view of the heavy tion area and arrangements are fighters and a dogfight ended with the Germans quickly dis- appearing into cloud.
A British pilot said, when his aircraft landed. "Although we did not ate any of the Huns crash some were damaged and Wo were left 'cock of the walk," "
One of two Nazi bombers shot down by A.A. fire during the raid on Plymouth crashed into the short. seu only 220 yards from When it hit the water it threw up. a terrific column of spray.
SEARCH WAS MADE AT DAYBREAK FOR WRECKAGE BUT THE QUICKSANDS WHERE IT CRASHED HAD SWALLOW - ED IT UP. -- REUTER.
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The R.A.F. again at-
tacked Junkers troop. carrying 'planes embark- ing
at enemy troops Benina aerodromes, near Benghazi, on Monday.
One 'plane was destroyed and a number of others severely damag- ed, while considerable casua'ties were inflicted among the troops. says an R.A.F. communique issued in Cairo yesterday.
R.A.F. fighters shot down Messerschmidt fighter over Mal- ta on Monday.
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In Abyssinia, both the RAF.. and the South African Air Force continue, to give support to the successful ground operations.
South African fighters ma- chine-gunned and damaged en- emy aircraft on Gimma zero- drome and motor transport con- centrations between - Batle and Tandeho. R.A.FE bombers bombed and machine-gunned enemy positions and trenches in the Chiiga. area.. One fighter is missing from all these operations.-Router,
remove being made to pressure on reception areas.
But the Minister himself children to the number of about visited Pymouth on March 24, shortly after the first of the recent air attacks
10,000 from areas affected as quickly as possible."
on the city.l This decision places Plymouth in the same category as London and ed on the spot and it was agre-similar places regarded by
The question was then discusз.
the
ed It was not necessary or Luftwaffe as desirable targets. The desirable to take action.
evacuation refers of course
The authorities responsible local- to children of school age ly have now requested that Ply- women with young children. mouth should be made an evacua- British Wireless.
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