The Archive · 1941

Junkers Downed

One pilot came across thie bom-"bers fying together. He picked on a Junkers 88 end saw it'dive into the zen on fire, Another British. night fighter pilot sent a stream of bullets into a Messerschmitt 110. a type of plane not usually seen at night. Tu his own works, it dived to earth like 8 fireworks. explosion, British bombers, too. were on the offensive in the struggle to maintain the nation's "lifeline with' North America, RAF. planes, paid their Second visit in two nights to Brest, where they attacked docks and sbiping.

to this port that Germany sends s0 many of her submarines to prey on British shipping in the At-mantle, and it is here also that the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. German battleeruisers. are sheltering.

Hits were observed on and near the warships The raid, according to an Air Min= istry communique. was carried out by forces of aircraft, and many Bombs were dropped, Docks beth sides of the harbour were and large fires started.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account