Enemy aircraft carried out an atta on "Scapa Flow last night without doing any damage, states a Joint com= unique istled by the Admiralty and Air Ministry. Tt is known that two German aircraft were shot down, and itis believed that a third, which was severely damaged, was also lust, An ait raid alarm in the Orkneys area last night lasted for several hours. Enemy planes were heard but, could not be seen. For some time the alr was thick with British fighters. Sidents of the Orkneys, describing the dation of British crat, repelling the ald, said It was the "grandest. and most Impressive spectacle" they had over seen, The British combat craft feomed as "thick ax locusts," they stated—Router
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