London, July 9.
'AVES of Royal Air Force bombers, crossing the North Channel, day and night, are making a determined bid to counter the gathering tide of german forees, which could be used for an invasion of Britain, writes Reuter's Air Correspondent.
This stern objective clearly underlies each report of operations by Bomber and Coastal Command aircraft and by some planes} of the Fleet Air Arm in the past week.
Particularly noticeable, amor ug targets selected, as the danger of combined sea and air invasion increases in ratio to the state of tides and favourable flying weather, have been naval and air bases. Shattering attacks have breaks in the weather, and have been launched, despite the recent been pressed home in the face of fierce anti-aircraft opposition.
Encouraging to say the least, has All aircraft returned safely from been the record of British losses, these operations which the Air Ministry Bulletins Britain's Coast Rakted have shown, totalled a bare 14 air craft from fuly 2 to the end of the Enemy aircraft crossed the eastern and southern coasts of England and week, although the action was con= northeast Scotland during the night, slates an Air Ministry and Ministry Naris Show Shyness fof Home Security. communique.
Nazi Air Force shyness.in regard to Bombs were dropped in districts nneriat combat, even in defence over near the eans!, Some damage was their own oF occupied territory, ix done to buildings. Very few casual-Mustrated by the almost complete were reported. absence of enemy fighter opposition, either by day or might. The last re-raider crossed the southeast coast corded action between our raiders great height this morning, drop-and Messerschmitts, before Sunday's Ded oont" 0 nee hami engagement, was on July 8, when the town were ised coral fires ite Royal Air Force bombed troop-carry~ riy, tux) other aizeratt on the sre ARP. warden were and on airfields in Holland and Belgium.
'One was killed and another 'Other' significant objectives, since Jured in a vald on a southeast town, marshalling! yards and. similar targets fell from their former high. import Tue only other casualties reported are two people slightly. Injured tance, have been all tanks, refineries.
Scottish town. Two bombs fell in a aircraft factories, seaplane bases, Welsh district without effect flocks, river and" canal (rome, and enemy patrol vessels.
Nazi Raiders eaten mix Of high explosive and incen-At least one German, bomber diary bombs were unloaded and have feaused n substantial amount of dam= beloved to have. been {ay over the oni-enst const of Scot fed wien raiders appeared early ye and disorder "tothe Nazi war machine, where it is Toast likely to tana easily replenished, although only "They were quickly allaeked by the future will show how serious this Raval' Ait Fores fighters Two bombs hag been. were dropped in the 'AN home, the Fighter Command is 'An air baltic took pinee oft the shouldering a similar heavy responsi Dility, countering the enemy's explo southeast coast of Bnaland this ater~ foo Bursts of machines fire and tory' Faids—now reinforced by fighter the Sound of aircraft were heard, but protection—prinr to the expected Asters seen from: the shore blitzkrelg. Actions have been attended with success, as the mounting Success in Libya dal of raiders shot down shows, Despite denials by the Mahan Right Enemy Craft Downed Shuje area. in the Labyan desert lio. British forces are dominatin Two more enemy aircraft. making. approximately 3.500 "square. miles, Total of eight, were shot down Setterday, it is confirmed by" the) say Reuters Special Comesmeraer 2.800,
Three: British Aghters were tost the Wes with, turing the cly.
Crowds_on the dif in the south Jesmped with a forward patrol 40 mi have just spent 14 hours en~ of England yesterday afternoon watched German bombers in fore, allaek a convoy in. the Channel.
Numerous bombs dropped but alt fell wide, sending up huge cascades of water, A lively barrage was put up by the ships, their antinaireraft guns compelling the bombers to withdraw.
At least one German plane was seen to fall into the sea, after, the pilot had escaped by: parachute, Two father planes were brought down in flames.
'Spitfires, which were qu the" scene, attacked the" bombers' escort of Messersehmitts, and split the large enemy formation up into. two and tree's Machine-gun bullets fell the streets of @ neighbouring, town, and people ran for shelter
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