During the 23rd raid on Stavanger yesterday morning, a British bomber Britain Extends Aid Offer to Rumania On the homeward journey, 50 miles from Arget, the rear gunner of one fof the raiding alreratt raw a vivid flash of explosion from the direction of Ry, as if-an_ammunition dump, 'oF petrol store had blown up.
No, enemy alreratt were seen dur-the vad, and though heavy pom-pom and machine-gun fire was on~ countered, none of the British als frag were hit.
The second phase of the attack bogan soon after dark, and ceased only two hours after the frst raiding. force had left. In "this attack, two hits wore registered on the north-west corner of the aerodrome, a heavy. bomb was seen to have exploded just short of the main hangar, a salvo of three straddled a northern point of the target, numerous explosions occurred inthe woods, and new fires were seen to break out.
"ie opposition from ground de~ fences were again ineffective, and all British "planes returned (0 - their
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