The Archive · 1940

Dive Bombers Shot Dow

An attack was also made on an aerodrome in Kent, where two German dive-bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft fire.

R.A.F. fighters also engaged the Germans at several points and inflicted casualties.

Yesterday afternoon scattered at-tucks were made in several districts south-east and south-west England.

Southampton high-explosive bombs cai ed slight damage to a stationary train and injured several people. At Hastings a house was demolished by high-explosive bombs, and a number of people were injured, several fatally.—Reuter.

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