An estimated 200 German bombers andi lighter: planes. pounded. London's defences cartier in the day but swarms fof British fighters also broke up these ast formations. the British continues, states night, Camps are being constructed seven miles south of Sollum. a communique issued here last in the neighbourhood of Birnuh, The enemy, the communique adds, has already exposed himself to severe handling by anti-aircraft and armoured high 1g vehicles, and a column descending to the coastal plain at Halfaya has suffered heavily by artillery fire.
"While British casualtiog continue to be insignificant, the enemy is believed to have lost many men and vehicles. raider was brought down fire over Mersa French Naval Movement Arouses Speculation The Ath and sixth alr were the shortest night warnings Eondon has seen. yet. During. the third raid of the day a few high ex= Dlosive, and. incendiary bombs were Stopped but as far ae could be ase certained up to 0 pam. Tost night, 00 Bombs were dropped" in the fourth ithe fifth and sixth air alarms, British "consal_anti-aircraft. batteries Jarove off the German bombers before they cond reach London.
Air Ministry quariers were unable to explain the Ingstery of the new German, air" tactics. Apparently, was ssid, the Germans were nat willing to run the gauntlet of London's Teinforced antiireratt batteries which have been throveing up the Heaviest barrage of fire in the history fof aerial: warfare.
Entties during the fourth raid, which ged by the RAP. in furious, air About 29 German planes were
eyewitnesses "said was the "biggest fattte London had seen up to that time.
"mover before have so many British fighters been seen in the skies over Rondon as this afternoon," one official
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