German planes encountered intense antinalreraft fire when they raided Paris today, According to the latest reports reaching here, there were some casualties. from' shrapnel, but no bombs were dropped, Reports received here from the Embassy in Paris show that casualties were suffered at Nancy, garrison town, Sixteen people were illed and "30 injured, mainly civilians. The airport at Calais and some aerodromes occupied by the Royal Air Force in northern France have been bombed, It is understood that as far os can be ascertained places which have been bombed in this area can be regarded—though In some cases by some stretch of Imagination—as military "objectives. Military circles here state that about 200 parachutists in British uni were landed at the airport of Hague today. 'The Dutch Frisian Islands, it is' added, were bombed and parachute troops landed there.
Royal Air Force bases in France were attacked by German warplanes today.
An Air Ministry" announce-"In the early hours of enemy aircraft unsuecessfully attacked several aerodromes in France occupied by the TAT. and British fighters engaged the enemy. It is already known that five enemy aircraft have been shot down' Reuter,
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