The Archive · 1940

Nazi Seaplane Downed

Two Spitfires shot down a Nazi sea plane off the south-east coast of England yesterday.

Bombs were dropped in areas of the "south-west, but damage was, negligible as the bombs fell mostly in fields.

Two enemy alrcratt—a fighter and float-plane—were shot down off the south coast yesterday afternoon by Aghters of the Royal Air Force. One British fighter is missing from parrot Little Damag:

New York, July 27.

German attacks on Britain are doing surprisingly ttle damage, ac~ cording to neutral observers, declared the well-known radio commentator 'Mr. Raymond Gram Swing, in a brondeast, He said that neutral observers state that not a single British factory, Gockyard, aerodrome or other mille tary objective of vital importance has been knocked out, and only one factory" has been' damaged badly enough to check production for 24

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