The Archive · 1940

Scores of Nazi Craft Downed

Fighter activity was less intense Saturday owing to weather conditions but some twenty enemy aircraft were shot down with the loss of four British fighters, On Sunday more than forty enemy planes were d troyed or seriously damaged while seven British fighters were missing. Four British fighters reported missing on Thursday since have re~ turned safely to their aerodromes in France, Reconnaissance aircraft of a coastal command found oil tanks in Rotter dam still burning yesterday morning after a recent bombing attack. They took the opportunity to bomb several more and set them afte, The Air Ministry news service states that troop trains and important railway junctions in northwest Ger: many and enemy occupied arcas were successfully bombed during Friday night's extensive operation Aitacking the aerodrome at Flushing at midnight, the RAP. caused considerable damage to hangars, also dropped incendiary bombs which started many fires. The fires were stil] burning two hours later, Bridges over a canal linking the Rivers Meuse and Rhine wore bombed from a° low altitude and badly damaged, Other aircraft heavily bombed North Goldern, a few miles from Germany, and destroyed a troop train "and a' supply train, Ten machine-guns on the roof of the troop train opened fire.

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