1940-12-06 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 6, 1940.

DUSSELDORFBOMBEDFOR TWELVE HOURS BY R.A.F. Heavy Raids From North Germany To Turin RAIDS ON Italy's Main

GRAZIANI BASES

In the Western Desert, El Adem, Sollum and Sidi Barani were bombed on Tuesday night, stated an Air Ministry news bulletin yesterday.

Aircraft of a Rhodesian squa-

and dumps on the road east of

out.

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.

dron successfully raided stores Another force of British aircraft, states Chelga. The dumps were burnt the Air Ministry, bombed selected targets at Turin and considerable damage was observed by bomber crews.

A direct hit completely wreck Adarte, while goods trucks on

ed the railway station, building at

sldings and a group of huts in the station were also badly damaged. One of our reconnaissance air- craft failed to return but with this Exception all these operations were carried out without loss.-Reuter.

AIRCRAFT GIFT FROM N.Z.

Other targets attacked included the ports of Antwerp and Calais and several enemy aerodromes, as well as searchlight and anti-aircraft gun posi-.

tions.

One British aircraft is 'missing | from the operations over Italy but

12-Hour Attack

all other aircraft returned safely. Our aircraft continued to raid The big Mannesmann Rehren-Dusseldorf at intervals for nearly werke armament works, employ-12 hours.

the

ing.some 6,000 people, railway One pilot saw "fifteen to twen- yards in the Derendorf district, ty good fires" in an around The Minister of Aircraft Pro- quays and dockyards along the Derendorf railway yards and the duction, Lord Beaverbrook, In Rhine and at Dusseldorf, and coalfare of fires striking up through cabling a message of thanks to and gas plants were among the the cloud banks told of crippling the Prime Minister of New Zea-main objectives of our raids. damage. Jand, for gifts amounting to

There was much cloud but the £16,453 received from New Zea- first arrival was lucky in finding land, says: "Were any fresh a gap and 'over a dozen fires fol- evidence necessary of the devo-lowed the bursts of his high ex- tion of the people of your Domin-plosive and incendiary bombs. ion to the Empire's cause it would

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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 gune, tanke, ammuni. tion and other Instruments of war.

The British pilots flew through densé 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.

Fiat Works Hit

On the way to the arsenal one bomber placed a stick of bombs across the Flat works but the majority of the attackers concen- trated on the Royal Arsenal.

Flares were dropped and a -farge, fire started. Immediately. Grey omoke-curled up for 2,000 to 2,000 feet...

Other bombers quickly appear- ed and for two hours, beginning shortly after nine o'clock, they bombed the arsenal.

Fires and explosions were so numerous,, according to the report of one pilot, that it was impossible to distinguish the effect of bombs falling among them;

Fierce Explosion

last

Seven minutes after the 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.;

.

Large fires were also started at the Fiat works.

..:

Two bombs burst on the roof, and one large explosion was ob¬ served.

Aaubeldiary Flat factory. manufacturing both' motor and ́Boro engines was also attackód..

• Two sticks of bambs - 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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