London, Apr. 3.
Two civilians and a Serviceman were reported injured when about twenty. German bombers attacked Scapa Flow at dusk yesterday, dropping a number of bombs, two of which fell on land. Eyewitnesses said the raid lasted for about ten minutes, but reports conflicted a& to the exact number of planes participating In the No. ships were damaged and tone of the German planes was believed to have been shot down, the Admiralty said. The raiders were repulsed by anti-aircraft fire from ships and land batteries, the nouncement declared. The press sociation reported that the bomb which fell on land caused no damage.
Air raid warnings were sounded at dusk and the all-clear signal was Jsounded three-quarters of an hour Mer. Pierce antiaircraft gunfire was audible for five minutes, after jchich bombs were heard to explode. Royal Air Force fighters chased off the raiders, eye witnesses said. 'They said they "saw one German' plane spiral into the sea—United Press. planes, and four Messerschmitt 110 types, in Tess than a week.—Reuter.
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