'The best eye-witness accounts of the air raid were given by passeng-Jers on trains crossing the Forth Bridye, which. seemed to have been Jone of the raiders' objectives.
The German planes were seen to swoop down and unload their bombs Jat a low altitude, "Columns of water shooting fom the river indicated Where the missiles were falling.
The antieaireratt guns round Edin~ hunh were in action shortly after the "appearance of the. raiders, and they Kept going until the German machines were driven off. The wea~ thor was fine, and the bursting of shells Ihigh tu the sky was clearly visible, 'OF the crew of four of one of the German planes brought down, one was drowned, two were found killed by bullets, and the fourth alighted with an injured arm, Three of the Jerew of another German raider, which came. do Hills, wore. captured.
The raid was preceded in the morning by several German aircraft releonnoitring over Rosyth—Reulter.
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