"Again bombs missed. As the aircraft circled to renew the attack it was hit, causing it to lose height. The port wing of the aircraft struck a port lifeboat at the davits. This swung the machine around and it crashed on to the poop of the High-
"This morning the Highlander steamed into harbour: with wreckage of the German aircraft on the poop. The only casualty suffered on the Highlander was two men wounded."
The Home Guard however will not tube required to manceuvre with the other forces. Their role, in the case of invasion, will be the defence of their own homes, villages, and towns In the regular Army divisions, mobility is being aimed at above all else, Civilian buses have been commandeered for the speedy transport troops.
"I watched a full-dress rehearsal of means of repelling an attempt of parachute troops to capture one of the dozens of aerodromes, with which this part of England is dotted," said Reuter's correspondent. "The Army and Royal Air Force ce-operated. By the strategic positioning of the defence units round the perimeter Of the aerodrome, the rapid arrival of armoured cars, and the hail of protective fire from all sides, the enemy force was quickly wiped out.
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