Evening star., 1940-09-26
British
By TIE Associated Press.

LONDON. Sept. rs (P.-The
Ministries OF Air and Home Sc
curtty issued the tollo,Uing COM
muniQue today on last nights
aerial actirity:
Last night. strong forces of our
bombers attacked military objectives
in Berlin and Kiel and invasion
bases in enemy occupied territory.
The offensive against this country
was continued by the enemy, and
bombs were dropped in many parts
of England and Wales. though once
again London. its suburbs and the
surrounding districts bore the brunt
Of the attack
Fires were started in several parts
of the London area. and except for
prompt action of members of the
fire fighting and other A. R. P. (air
raid precautions services damage
might have been considerable DAM
age was also done by direct hits and
blast of high explosive bombs to
houses and other buildings in many
parts of the area.
Casualties have been reported
some Of which have proved fatal,
but their number is not vet known.
Elsewhere in Southeast England,
bombs have been dropped in town
and country alike, and though there
has been some material damage,
casualties have not been numerous.
and so far as is known at present
no one has been killed.
Bombs also were dropped on sew
eral towns in the northwest Several
fires were started, but were quickly
brought under control.
In other parts of England and
Wales, bombs fell in several widely
separated areas, but resulting dam
age was slight and the number of
casualties small.
Later reports show that in yester-
days air battle a total of 26 enemy
aircraft was destroyed. % by fighters
and four by anti-aircraft fire.
The Air Ministry Ne,Us Seruice
issued the tolloUing bulletin to-
day:
From soon after 10 pm. last night
until the early hours of this morning
heavy bombers of the R. A. F. kept
up series of attacks on important
military objectives in and around
Berlin,
-Four separate attacks within an
hour were made on the Klingen-
berg power station situated in the
heart of the industrial section to
the east of the city.
This station, known as the Gross
Kraftwerk Klingenberg. has an out
put capacity of 100000 kilowatts and
is the power supply source of some of
the city's largest industrial con-
Germs.
Sticks of heavy caliber bombs
which burst on and around the sta
ton were followed by an outbreak
Of fire.
The west power station, 2 miles
south of the Tegel See, which has
already been heavily damaged in
previous raids, was again attacked
and a large fire started.
Salvoes of high explosive bombs
were dropped on the Schoneberg
railway yard miles southwest Of
the city center. on main railway
station near the Charlottenburg dis
trict. one of the chief residential
quarters of the city.
In an attack on Berlin's main air
port at Templehof line of bombs
was laid across the northern half
of the airdrome and nearby railway
sidings were also bombed
Another raider. which arrived over
the eastern outskirts Of city min
utes before midnight, cruised above
the industrial district for 20 min
utes searching for it's target under
heavy fire from ground batteries.
After five parachute flares had
been released over the target a
munitions factory at Rudersdorf, II
miles east OF Berlin, was located and
bombed and fire was seen to break
out.
The Admiralty issued the fol-
lotDtn0 con1munique today:
British submarines continue to
search out and take their toll Of
enemy shipping.
Full information on their successes
cannot be given without endangering
their security, but it can now be
stated that his majesty's subma-
rine H-49 CIT. H. NJ Langley, r. NJ
lately attacked a convoy Of eight
supply vessels with torpedoes, two
of which found their mark.
His majesty's submarine Tuna
Ot Comdr. M K. Cavanagh-Main-
waring, r. NJ reports destruction
of large supply vessel screened by