Barrage Holds Off Planes as RAF.
Swoops in to Smash Enemy Squadron London, Sept. 12. ESS people were killed and slighter damage was caused last night (Wednesday) and this is morning in the fifth successive concerted German raid on London which cost the Germans 89 planes, the Air Ministry said today.
While an unprecedented anti-aircraft barrage held off waves of German planes, Bi destroyed 89 craft' in air battles, the Air Ministry announced.
Twenty-four British fighters were missing but seven of the pilots were safe, the announcement added, "Although a number was killed and injured last night in the London raid, the probable number is less than in any of the previous four nights," the Air Ministry asserted.
'A quick survey of the capital leated that there was far less damage in London proper than in. the previous raids, although several aw Inspiring high explosive bombs, duced to rubble a five-story building. Most. of the bombs dropped by the Invaders appeared to be ight stuff." Several bombs were dropped in central" London, Numerous. districts Were again roped of because of unexploded delayed action bombs.
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