1940-05-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 27, 1940

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London, To-day.

The Air Ministry states that between 5.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. yesterday, R.A.F. squadrons shot down at least 20 enemy bombers and fighters and put another 20 out of action.

There were only five British casualties.

A continuous air battle was fought over the French coast between Calais and Dunkirk.

Pilots reported "The air was filled with aircraft.” —Reuter.

INTENSIVE BOMBING OF GERMAN COMMUNICATIONS TROOPS AND SUPPLY BASES

LONDON, TO-DAY,

THE AIR MINISTRY NEWS SERVICE STATES THAT

JAPAN'S WAR

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GROWING TOTAL OF NAZI AIR LOSSES

London, To-day.

The superiority of the R.A.F. in fighting quality is indisputable and there is evidence in the growing total of German losses.

On Saturday, 25 German bombers were brought down, at the cost of one British pilot's life.

One pilot came down with one engine out of action, his fuselage rid- dled and his controls almost shot away.

He was a member of the squadron which accounted for 18 Nazi 'planes, 11 in one fight. On Saturday, they shot down six, while it is probalbe that they also accounted for two more

TROOP TRAINS AND IMPORTANT RAILWAY SUPPLIES ENDANGERED Messerschmidts.

JUNCTIONS IN NORTH-WEST GERMANY AND ENEMY OCCUPIED AREAS WERE SUCCESS- FULLY BOMBED DURING FRIDAY NIGHT'S EX- TENSIVE OPERATIONS.

Attacking the aerodrome at Flushing at midnight, the R.A.F. caused considerable damage to hangars and also dropped incendiary bombs which started many fires, which were observed still burning two hours later.

Bridges over the canal linking the rivers Meuse and Rhine were bombed from a low altitude and badly damaged.

Other aircraft heavily bombed north Geldern a few miles from Germany, and destroyed a troop train and a goods train.

Ten machineguns on the roof of the train opened fire. A member of the bomber crew said: "We ran through a curtain of green tracer bul- lets and dropped a salvo.

"The noise was deafening: we saw large bits of carriage and truck fly- ing in all directions."

Railway junctions were attacked at Jemelle, Libramont, and Recogne, where a large explosion followed the bombing of an amunition dump and petrol depot.

Direct Hit

A train was bombed on a viaduct near Namur, and a direct hit caused half the train to disappear.

Many other convoys were bombed and machinegunned,

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

THE DEFENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES THREAT-

EN TO CUT OFF SUPPLIES OF WAR ING SCRAP METAL.

MATERIAL FROM JAPAN, INCLUD-

The House of Representatives has

already agreed to amend the Military Defence Bill authorising the curtail ment of military equipment, machin-

ery and munitions,

While attacking the enemy, * Flight-Lieutenant found his "Spit. fire" shaking; he had flown through anti-aircraft fire without knowing

It.

Over The Air

Another pilot was given up as lost; suddenly, his comrades heard his voice coming over the radio, announcing that he had shot down two German 'planes.

A squadron of Hurricanes which encountered a group of 50 Junkers-87's Passing of the amendment by the shot down six definitely, and pro Senate is practically certain.-Reuter.bably two more.

EXTENSIVE RAIDS IN RHINELAND

London, To-day.

THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCES that heavy bombers of the R.A.F. carried out further extensive operations against the enemy throughout Saturday night. Targets successfully attacked in the Rhineland included railway junctions, sidings and marshalling yards. Many important objectives on the enemy's lines of communication were also bombed. Dumps were exploded and supply depots set on fire.

Two of our bombers were lost in these operations.

The railway junction at Louvain waa set on fire and the junction at night on enemy St. Quentin heavily bombed.

Attacks were made on marshall- Ing yards and aerodromes in Ger- many.

A pilot who successfully bombed an aerodrome north-east of Dortmund said on his return that he had seen a fire blazing in the Ruhr, showing that another raider had found the target. -Reuter.

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Medium bombers, operating from the south of Britain and France, again made successful attacks by day and armoured vehicles, ammunition dumps and artillery.

Four of these aircraft are missing. Fighter activity was less Intense on Saturday, owing to the weather conditions but some 20 enemy air craft were shot down with a loss of four British fighters. Yesterday over 40 enemy aircraft were destroyed or seriously damaged while seven of our fighters are miss- ing.

Bombers Hit Back

Four "Lost" Get Home Four of our fighters, reported miss- London, To-day. ing on Thursday, have since returned Attacked by fighters on Sunday, to their aerodromes in France. British bombers replied vigorously. Reconnaissance aircraft of the with their rear guns and one Messer-Coastal Command found the oil tanks schmidt turned over and crashed.

at Rotterdam still burning yesterday Another section of bombers fighting morning after the recent bombing at- its way out to sea over French_terri- | tack. They took the opportunity to tory was closely pressed by a Messer-bomb several more and set them on schmidt. 109 which came under closer fire-Reuter. range fire of one of the bomber's guns. Pieces of the Messerschmidt fell away and with its engine on fire the enemy fighter broke off the engagement.-Bri- tish Wireless.

NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH WANG CHING-WEI

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA_MAIL") Chungking, To-day, The Walchiaopou yesterday cate gorically denied foreign press reports

GOEBBELS GOES ON

UNDISCOURAGED ··

London, To-day.

The Berlin wireless has broadcast

a special announcement claiming that an aircraft-carrier, was bombed and sunk off the Norwegian coast. In London, informed circles there is no truth whatsoever in above claim.--Reuter.

Wang Ching-wei

"asserting that negotiations are being No such negotiations are

carried out between Chungking and

place, it is emphasized-Haya

state the

NAZI CLAIM RIDICULED

London, To-day. Reuter learns that a German claim to have bombed aerodromes in Eng- land is ridiculed in well-informed cir- cles:

In one fight, a Hurricane pilot found he was nearly crashing into a Henschel; he fired at it point-blank. The German 'plane went down flames.-Reuter.

DAYLIGHT

RAIDS

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London, To-day. The R.A.F. on Saturday hit hard in a series of day- light raids over a wide area, bombing pontoon and road bridges along the Belgian front.

Two hundred bombs were dropped on a long..column of supply lorries near Boulogne and then the attackers dived to 90 feet, scattering smaller bombs.

...

The main road bridge over the Lys was demolished and two pon- toon bridges attacked. One was It is presumed the Germans refer to the raids on Yorkshire and East An-

wrecked and the other badly dam- aged, and the approaches blocked. glia which were already reported by Large bodies of German troops the Air Ministry and in which no dam-massing in rear of the battlefield in age was done beyond that already an-Belgium were heavily bombed

nounced.-Reuter.

in the afternoon. Reuter.

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