-2- Bombs believed to have hit Hipper class cruiser at Blohm and Voss shipyards Hamburg. At Boulogne a.m. on the 21st direct hit was obtained on a large tramp steamer by British bomber. 2. Royal Air Force. Daylight October 20th. Medium bombers attacked shipping at Boulogne and claimed a direct hit on a large tramp steamer. Single aircraft also bombed an aerodrome and docks in North Eastern France and a convoy off Dunkirk. One ship of the convoy is believed to have been hit. Night of 20th/21st further report. It is evident that a very severe attack was made on a military objective in Berlin by 5 aircraft. 5 bursts were seen right across a large building. 1,000 pound bomb burst in the target area and fires which started in the immediate vicinity increased in intensity. Four marshalling yards in Berlin and a factory in the North West part of the city were also attacked. Night of 21st/22nd. Aircraft attacked the following targets. Blohm and Voss shipyards at Hamburg resulting in many fires followed by explosions; Rhenania 0ssag oil refinery at Reithalz 4 large and small fires resulting; Hirth Motoren aircraft component factory at Stuttgart starting a small fire; Dusseldorf-Lugendorf marshalIing yards causing several fires; Stade aerodrome./ |