Evening star., 1940-03-20
British Resume Air Attacks
On Nozis' Sy|t Island Base;
Do|odier Out, Reynoud Called
Bombers Reported
Sweeping Over
In Six Groups
BY the Associated Press,


British bombers returned to
the German naval base at
Hornum, on the Island of Sylt,
today, dropping more bombs and
blasting German defenses with
machine gun fire after the big
gest British air raid of the war
last night and early this morn
ing.
British air ministry sources
said the bombers went back
principally to take pictures of
the damage, caused by a fleet of
80 to so planes, which partici-
pated in the seven-hour raid.
Reports from Tonder, Denmark,
said that the British attacks today
were carried out with violence almost
equal to the earlier raid.
British Air Minister Sir Kingsley
Wood said that many hits were
made last night on strategic jetty
and railway points on the island,
and that hangers and oil storage
tanks we're set afire. Only one
British plane failed to return from
the raid and all came back from to-
days flight, according to the British.
Sounds of Explosions Heard.
The sound of exploding bombs
rolled in over Denmark's coastal
settlements, leading to belief that
many planes were in action, al
though accurate determination was
impossible. Indications from the
Danish coast we're that British
hombers were sweeping back and
forth over the narrow island in six
attacking units.
The morning attack lasted 20 min
utes, with the conclusion of explo-
sions so intense that houses on the
Danish coast were shaken. Nu-
merous German pursuit planes later
were observed flying to and from the
island to the mainland.
Observers, unable to see clearly,
Judged the number of attacking
units by the successive waves of
bomb explosions accompanied by
terrific anti-aircraft fire.
Watchers from the Danish shore
said numerous observation planes
flew over Sylt at 3 pm. Machine
guns barked, but no fire of heavier
guns was noticed
When fog lifted at pm. shore
observers saw that one of four anti
aircraft towers between the main
land and Sylt was missing, appar-
emily the victim of a direct bomb
hit. The towers are manned by
machine gunners.
Machine Gun Attempt Reported.
1t was reported that an unidenti-
fed foreign plane, fired on by DAN
ish anti-aircraft guns at Esbjerg
during the first big British raid,
later descended and tried to machine
gun the Danish gun crew.
A Danish naval vessel in the Esb-
jerg harbor fired on this plane.
During last nights raid six bomb
ers circled low over Hvide Sande
(white sands about midnight and
dropped three large bombs on that
narrow strip of Danish soil about
midway the west coast.
Several hours afterward another
group of planes appeared over Hvide
Sande and dropped several light
bombs which apparently fell into
the water.
1t was reported also that bombs
fell inside Varde, Danish city
about Is miles from the Danish
coast. in the early morning. Sew
eral craters were found, but no
casualties were reported.
Danish authorities began an in
vestigation to determine nationality
of the planes which dropped the
bombs, and a formal protest was
considered likely. 1t was pointed
out that the planes probably were
British.
Danish anti-aircraft guns again
fired warning shots this morning as
foreign planes flew over Danish ter
ritory.