The Archive · 1940

Five Nazi Planes Shot Down

Midlands Town Bears Brunt of Concentrated Incendiary Attack Few Casualties Reported London, Oct. 29. IVE German planes were shot down over the London ava as the capital experienced one of its lightest raids in recent weeks both yesterday and last night, Four of the Nazi craft were shot down during the day, while the other was destroyed last night, the Air Ministry sai Night raids were relatively ight throughout Britain, although a num ber of scattered London districts as well as the Midlands, north-east and north-west England "and south-east Scotland were bombed.

London raiders flew lower than ever before, sometimes apparently scarcely touching 5,000-feet.

Several high explosive bombs fell one London area, damaging church.

The barrage by the lands' town, They showered -incendiary bombs on a church, schoo! and number of business premises, all of which were damaged.

The Germans simply poured out Incendiary bombs by the score over this town. An indication of the huge amount of incendiary slabs dropped could be gathered from the fact that two soldiers doused 60 between them, There were " few casualties, The attacks were mainly directed against the London area and the Mid-ands, the Air Ministry" said. the centrated on boat Greece but Tater were forced far ax the village

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