The Archive · 1940

Destroyers Bombed

German destroyers in the harbour at Brest were bombed naval aircraft cooperating with the coastal command. They had to face intense fire from anti-aircraft guns but the ware ships were methodically attacked. Bombs were strung across the har-dour, Other salvoes damaged jetties and buildings In the old French seaplane base.

The Krupp works at Essen, an aluminium works at Grevenbroieh and an ollsstorage plant at Cologne were the principal targets of aircraft of the Bomber Command on Wednesday night, Other places visited by the Royal Air Force were Rotter~ dam, Amsterdam, Flushing, Lo Havre, Calais and rail) communications in Germany and Holland, After ten minutes of bombardment of the Krupp works, says the news, service of the Air Ministry, two large tires broke out in the factory area.

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