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Incendiary bombs were dropped during the second raid and caused fires, but fire fighters were quickly in evidence and soon dealt with the situation. A missile fell in a well-known thoroughfare. With complete saugiroid, ARP. wardens placed a chair over it. High-explosive bombs were also dropped in several parts of the London area, but no serious military damage has so far been reported.
Representing the first morning visitation since last Saturday, a solitary raider appeared in the clouds over the capital after the first daylight alarm had been given at 637 am. GMT.
As it flew out of the clouds, it was promptly met by a salvo from antiaircraft guns. It immediately disappeared in the clouds, but was shot down by ground fire when it emerged again. Shortly afterwards, heavy gunfire was heard over the city. Several incendiary bombs were dropped, and later heavy explosions were heard in quick succession. The bombs were apparently from a single machine whose course was followed by bursting shells from anti-aircraft guns. No bombs are, however, reported to have fallen on important parts of the city.
New Defence Puzzles Germans Germans continued to be puzzled by London's new defence method for repelling night raiders—a terrific barrage without the help of searchlights—was not so continuous last night as on Wednesday, but it was more intense when ihe drone of German planes was heard. A ye! long lull in the barrage up to midnight last night suggested that either lewer planes were participating or a smaller number were able to penetrate the city's outer defences.
From Sunday onwards, writes Reuters's air correspondent, the Luftwaffe has confined its attacks as well as reconnaissance operations to afternoons and evenings There is no doubt, he adds, this is done to cut down losses.
The decision to take advantage of the hours of daylight coincides with the whipping up of the invasion fever now that the time element enters as vital factor. It also follows upon the failure of terror raids for the second night in succession to gain uninterrupted entry into London. Once again last night enemy bombers flinched before the surprising intense ity and accuracy of the anti-aircraft barrage. Again the raiders were puzzled by the almost entire absence of White searchlight beams. The new predictory system enables a barrage to be thrown up whenever a terror raider appears.
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