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Advertising : 62 wordsA daylight raid by 12 to 14 German bombers on the British naval base at Rosyth, in the Firth of Forth, ended disastrously for the attackers this afternoon. Four of the raiders were shot down -- one in flames in the Target for German bombers. The famous bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Bombs fell near it during an air raid yesterday, but no hits were scored and no damage done. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), Tue 17 Oct 1939, Page 2
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