The Archive · 1941

Magdeburg Raided

At Osnabruck, a railway yard was heavily bombed, and elsewhere large j fires were staried among industrial F buildings. The glow was visible as returning aircraft crossed the Dutch coast.

A very substantial load of bombs were dropped on Magdeburg, important industrial and commercial city, with many iron foundries and engineering works, A series of explosions after bombs hit the railway looked as if explosives in a truck hed been hit, according to one rear-gunner, A German aircraft was destroyed last Saturday night while attempting to attack a. convoy, states an Admiralty communique, No ships were damaged, The plane was attacked by the convoy and escorting warships, After two bombs were dropped, the plane was hit and crashed into the sea—Reuter,

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