The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-22
NAZI BASES ARE
HEAVILY BOMBED
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VI lHe uock basins; a Searchlight
was put out by machine-gun fire,
and large fires which broke out
after the bombing could still be
seen when the attacking aircraft
were well out to sea on their home.
ward journey.
In the second attack a stick of
bombs exploded across a fleet of
oo barges which were seer lying in
one of the basins. Other sticks
straddled the main basin, the Frey.
clnet basin, and burst on both sides
OF the approach channel.
In Early Hours
THE third raid took place in the
early hours of this morning and
was directed mainly against a con,
centration of some So. ships moored
in numbers 2 and 3 docks.
Attacking through gaps in the
clouds, the raiders laid their bombs
across the basins and the, adjoining
canal, in which ships were ly.
ing, and started a number of large
fires on the q~uaysides.
Calais: A cloud bank across the
harbor at 5000 feet hampered the
attack and n pilot spent an hour
and a half in the vicinity of the
target awaiting an opportunity to
bomb. Earlier attackers. taking ad.
vantage of occasional gaps in the
clouds, scored hits on the dock
sides and one side of the entrance
channel. Shortly before midnight a
line of fires was seen to be burn.
ing strongly along the jetty be.
tween the tidal harbor and the east
basin.
"Boulogne: Barges and shipping
in the harbor were repeatedly at.
tackled in a series of sorties which
began at II p. m. and ended at 4:30
this Saturday morning. Bombs
burst along the harbor wall and
among Ia fleet of barges in a ba.
sin. Other aircraft scored hits on
the q%uaysides to the east of the
Loubet basin and near the ma.
neuvering harbor, the explosions
of the bombs being followed by
fires. A number of ships at anchor
in the outer harbor were also at.
tackled. The low clouds and rain
prevented observation of the re.
suits.
Flushing: Subjected to a three.
hour raid during which repeated
hits were scored on the docks and
many fires started. Oil tanks to
the northwest Of the inner harbor
were straddled and set on fire. A
petrol store which caught alight
could be seen burning. for at least
half an hour after the aircraft had
left. Intense anti-aircraft fire was
encountered by the raiders and OBJ
servation of the bombing results
was made difficult by the glare of
many fires started in the dock
area.
By Dive Bombers
"Ostend: The attack on the har-
Dor here was carried out in the
face of intense anti-aircraft and
machine-gun fire and a balloon
barrage which was flying at a great
height above the docks. Bombing
in shallow dives which at times
brought them to within 1900 feet
of the ground, the raiders scored
hits on the docks and wharves, on
the lock gates, straddled the outer
harbar, the main wet dock and a
large dock north Of the Basin de
Chase. Several large fires were
started among dockside buildings
and a direct hit is believed to have
been scored or a large supply ship
on which a stock of bombs was
dropped from a low level.
"Zeebrugge: ships lying alongside
the Mole and the Mole itself are
thought to have been hit in the
course of an attack carried out In
what the pilot described as a blaze
of intense and accurate anti-aircraft
fire.
Antwerp: aided by moonlight and
with visibility so good that buildings
could easily be picked out from a
height of 5000 feet, a strong force
of raiders kept up repeated attacks
on docks and shipping for more than
two and a half hours. Bombs were
seen to burst among a group of IL
ships at anchor in the river. Sticks
of high explosive bombs fell across
number 2 and g docks and along one
side of Kattendyck Basin. while
other bursts straddled the canal and
the main dock. Incendiary bombs
were scattered on the Quaysides and
explosions were seen to break Out
several minutes after they had burst.
"Dortmuds-Ems Canal: The aque
duct which carries the canal over the
Ems river to the north of Munster
was again attacked last night. Lines
of heavy caliber bombs were drop
ned from a low level fell across the
~aqueduct and culvert.
And Rail Centers
"Rail communications centers and
eoods wards whose efficient working
would be essential to the enemy's IN
vasion plans were also attacked dur
ing the night. Bombs were dropped
on the yards at Hamm, Ehrang'
Mannheim and Soest. Hits were
scored on the main line tracks at the
southern exit to Duisburg.
"A supply train travelling toward
Munster was attacked from 800 fee1
and hit by two heavy caliber bomps
one of which exploded on the front
Of the train and the other to the
rear. The engine was lifted up into
tho air and blown to bits and rag
ments of the wrecked train :snot uE
as high as the attacking aircraft.
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