FORMIDABLY
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1941.
HEAVY
R.A.F. RAID ON HAMBURG Great Fire Roars Up Altogether Beyond Control
German Night Fighters Shot Down
R.A.F. STRAFING
IN LIBYA
Attacks on enemy occupied aerodromes and other military objectives
THE ATTACK ON HAMBURG ON SATUR- DAY NIGHT WAS AS EFFECTIVE AS IT WAS FIERCE, STATES THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE, AND BOMBER PILOTS REPORT in Iraq, and bombing of DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. similar targets in other| Under a clear sky and full moon, which theatres of the Middle showed up the ground in detail, the R.A.F. East, were reported in an R.A.F. Middle East com-
swept through a barrage to drop load after munique yesterday.
heavy load of high explosives and incen- diaries.
The communiqike“. stated Cyrena ea Derna aerodrome, upon which a cons:derable number of eniny aircraft were dispensed,
of the, Wazing was brunbed by arcraft RAF buth during the night of May 9/10 and on Saturday.
At dedabaya some large Junkers | troop-chrynig aircraft Were bon led and damaged
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Once again the industrial quar-p IT WAS NOT ONLY A NIGHT ters and the whole spread of the | OF FORMIDABLE BOMB- docks were hammered and left ING BUT ALSO OF MARKED SUCCESS AGAINST THE UNDER A STORM OF INCEN-MANY FIGHTERS WHICH THE DIARIES MORE AND MORE ENEMY PUT UP TO HELP THE FIRES CAME TO LIFE ELSE WHERE IN THE CITY
Industrial plant and factories
targets for the RAF. were easy bomb-ammers, and sticks of ex- Messerschmidt 109 was destroy plusives fell ncross goods yards ed on Gageald aerodrome
as and railway tracks and yet more I fires were added to the destruc- building
it was beginning to take off.
A large number of enemy air-tion in the submarine
aerodrome
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craft were These were machine-gunned
our fighters,
yards
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Iraq: Our aircraft continue to
GROUND DEFENCES.
Four enemy aircraft are known to have been
and at destroyed tenst
two severely damaged by British bombers. Reuter.
**Amazing Sight"
The results of some of bombs have been described by erews that carried them.
Out Of Control one district 41 great fire
"The night was so clear that when спе which one of many
of our heavy bombs it I could acc appeared al- left the aircraft
going down for 1,000 feet, sald a bomb almer.
attack rebel-occupied aerodromes | roared up and other military ubjectives
pilots declared Barracks, aerodrome buildings together beyond control. and a transport park had more than 12 direct hits on them.
Abyssinia: Both fighter and bomber aircraft of the South
Italian
up the remains of the East African army. From all operations” under re-
African Air Force continued to view two aircraft are missing. support the troops in rounding Reuter.
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"Then aine the most amazing sight I have ever seen. The flash of the burst was like a great fam ing red bal half a mile across.
"EVEN AT THE HEIGHT WE WERE FLYING WE FELT THE KICK FROM BLAST.
"EVERYTHING INSIDE THE HALL SEEMED TO BE BURN- ING AND CRUMBLING AND THE DOCKS ALL AROUND AS WELL AS THE SKY WERE LIT UP.
"A large block of buildings was raught in the flames and a Jew minutes later there was a shatter- ing explosion."
When another heavy bomb whizzed down the crew report. ed "All flak and searchlights in wide radius immediately stop- ed."
Meanwhile, under a storm incendiaries, more and more fres came to life elsewhere in the city.
Easy Targets
Industrial plants and factories, their chimneys standing up like black ninepins against the moon- lit waterways, were easy targets for our bombs aimers.
A stick of high explosives fell across a goods yards and railway tracks and yet more fires added to the destruction in the sub- (marine building yards.
In one district { great fre roared up, one of many which our pilots declared appeared be altogether beyond control.
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One bomber, captained by New Zealander, who was making his first raid on Germany, Was attacked by a Junkers 88 and three Messerschmidts.
After a brief engagement two _____af_____the_Mazsorschmidtz----were-
driven off and a third was shot down in flames.
As the crew watched it falling the Junkers 88 came in and began ja persistent attack which only ended when the enemy went down In flames.
Berlin Visitors
On the way, back from Berlin another of our bombers" was engaged by two ME110's: • firing" cannon and machine-gung from a range of 400 yards: RANG
The bomber dived and for a moment shook off the enemy. The rear gunner held his fire until the enemy closed in again. ́ and then let them have it.
"One" of the Messerschmidts crashed and the other, shooting wide, very soon gave up the Light British Wireless Ninh
STOP PRESS
An
unsuccessful attempt was made shortly afternoon to-day on the life of Mr. J. F. Fu, general
manager of the Chung Hwai Bank. One of his bodyguards was wounded. The gunman fired five shots J. F. Fu is a and escaped. son of the late Mayor Fu Siao- en, who
was murdered last Reuter
year.
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