Mersey-side Chief Nazi Target); Parachute Troop! Rumour Caused by Number of Airmen Bailing Out London, Mai SINE German planes were shot down in last night's raids over Britain, and two more planes were accounted for today when they attempted to cross the sout Details of the raids were give ued by the Air Ministry and which says that the moon being the enemy attempted his first hi th coast, this morning in a communique the Ministry of Home Security, full and the weather being clear, jig-scale taid for some months.
Mersey-side was the chief target, but very little was achieved bey serious damage to houses and pro~ perly, of a non-military nature. Casualties mere not heavy in view of the sale of the raid, it is stated.
Five of the nine raiders brought! down were accounted for by British Vighters. Two were destroyed the. new twin-engined Bristol-bow fighters which have just come into service, One Junkers 88 was aught by a pilot of one of the new British "machines as it headed for the Midlands, the British plane] speeding up "and overtaking the Geiman' plane was seen to burst Into flame atid crashed to the ground from about 6,000 feet,
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