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Little Ships Told By A dmiralt 4 THE withdrawal of the British, French, Forces from Northern France in when the

... during the past week. In addition to almost incessant lboutbing and machine-gun attacks 'Dunkirk, the beaches, and the vessels operating off them, the port of Dunkirk and the shipping plying to and fro were under frequent shell tire. German Sea Losses. British ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 698 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EIGHT FIGHTERS MISSING

... In the NarriL area on 30 May our fighters shnt down ninP enemy atrcraft probably destroyed two others. To-day over the Dunkirk area air. craft of the Fighter Command have r.ontinued their offensive patrols. Reports so far received show that our fighters ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 62 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

_ • FRENCH AIRMEN BUSY

... to-night stated At nightfall yesterday righter aircraft carried out a reconnaissance at a very high altitude in the region of Dunkirk and new over territory occupied by the enemy. On their return flight they kept very low without incident. Two groups of bombing ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 267 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BASQUE REFUGEES. Claim For Dilapidations At Morton Banks

... bombers or the R.A.F. made a series of atta.T.ks on enemy gun emplacements, roads, railways, and troop concentrations in the Dunkirk area throughout yesterday. These operations were continued during the night by our heavy bombers. „ ” At the same time other ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 285 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BELGIANS' NO

... camp near Dunkirk. ' , Meer who has just returned to : mth lr' Waits of the stunning effect the air bombardment. Although he I, nt through the last war, he points 'lt that it wa s far greater than anyhP could ever imagine. jh. bombing or Dunkirk was Quite' ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 327 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

operations with – throughout to-day. Formations -of-

... operations with - throughout to-day. -of- its have been great intensity tamed offensive patrols over the Dunkirk area yesterday. Weather conditions were unfavourable and there was a marked decrease in enemy air activity. One Dornier bomber I shot down ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GALLANT DUINGE

... exposed. While these events were taking le near our own shores our Expedivy Force was fighting for its life retreat fo Dunkirk. Mechanised ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS' COURTIIM ATTACKS FAIL

... NAZIS' COURTIIM ATTACKS FAIL. PARIS, Sunday. reneli military quarters stated Vi-night that C.alals, Dunkirk, Ostend, end Zeebrugge were solidly held by Allies. - - Operations show a very slight c alming down in the combat zone ietween Valenciennes-Ca ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

From one of the Dorniers the Rritii.h removed a machine-gun and 700 rounds of ammunition. With the Brltis'i ..

... Defiant squadron which shot down nearly 40 enemy 'planes without loss to themselves one day this week take off on patrol over Dunkirk, writes a Press Association Air Correspondent. They were accompanied by Hurricanes. An hour and a-quarter later 1 ' watched ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THREE AGAINST FORTY

... THREE AGAINST FORTY. Three Hudson aircraft of the Coastal, Command while engaged in operations over Dunkirk on Saturday afternoon attacked a formation of enemy bombers. Three Nazis were shot down.' two dived away out of control, and two others were damaged ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AUTOMATIC WEAPON

... break this resistance. On the coast of Belgium and Northern France our air force again bombed the ports of • - Ostend, and Dunkirk. In ammunition dump and a naval were set on fire. One transport badly damaged. ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 1 | Tags: none