The Archive · 1940

Torpedo Boat Sunk

London, June 14, British aircraft "sanke' an enemy. torpedo boat in Boulogne harbour, and damaged two others, It is oMeially Announced, "in the course of yesterday's intense bombing attacks on enemy concentra tions in the area east of Rouen, three enemy bombers were shot down, slated the "Air Ministry last night, Three British aircraft are missing.

"During the night, RAF, bombers attacked enemy lines of communication from the coast to the Ardennes, damaging railways and road junctions, 'Over the French battle zone, Bri fsh fighters shot down seven enemy. ireraft. None of our' fighters missing, The aerodrome at Vacrnes, near Trondheim, and enemy supply ships and a port, near Bergen were severely attacked.

'In the first of yesterday's raids fon German communications, medium bombers dropped nearly 1,000 incendl ary and many high' explosives on woods in Lamare, where strong forces of enemy infantry and supplies were concentrated, Large fires. were still burning fiercely when further raiders arrived to bomb the same target later.

'At Salssault, a bomb fell. ammunition train, causing' such a terrific explosion' that more than, half a mile above the wind-screen of the aircraft was torn off.'—Reuter.

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