planes went off ike hell, with our Fighters hot on their heels,"
Ton Bombs Heard Fatt 'A woman living nearby stated that. she heard about 10 bombs, altogether. Fire brigades and ambul-tanees were called, When the raid~ fers first appeared, buses were run~ hing normally, but all stopped. After About three-quarters of an hour, nearly 20 ambulances were out in {he direction of the aerodrome and Feturned some time tater to Croydon Hospital, One bomb is thought, to have it a hangar on the outskirts of the aerodrome Between 20 and 30 German bomb-cers participated in the attack. The folders were first seen when they Started to dive about three miles from the aerodrome, and people in the streets anw them descend to a few hundred fect before bombs were re~ leased.
One bomb narrowly missed a gas works, Dut houses in an adjoining road wore hit, Antieaireraft guns were Ju action ina few seconds and put up a heavy fire, but as soon as RAF. fighters zoomed up the Nazis turned tall. They were however, not quick enough, and an air battle de-Yeloped, in which three raiders are Feported t9 have been brought down, jye-witnesses said the raiders split into parties for attack, and he could see them zooming over and beneath each other.
Sign of Paulo Soon, There was not the slightest sign of panic. Everyone seemed to treat it fe great thrill not to be missed, and children were laughing and excited-
incidents, pointing out to each other various Damage to surrounding civilian property. is understood to be comparatively slight, but one building vas hit, and. hours after' the raid Feseuery were stil digging among the debris for bodies of men who had been working there, Passengers in.a bus were slightly injured by fying glass when a bomb repped only afew yards from the vehicle. The bomb left a crater ten yards in diameter. All windows in the bus were blown out, part of the was blown away, and the driver's cabin was shattered. The bus weas practically empty.
At least four of a formation of 2% raiders were destroyed during the biggest raid so far on one section of the north-east coast, where miners stood at the top of a spithead waving, caps, as British Aghters shot down When the word was given at a trade union meeting in south-east England thatthe Nuvie worm about, there was ery of "carry on." The company declined to sitelter in the basement, fand instead gave three cheers for the RAP.
Sir Walter Citrine, General Secretary of the Tvades Union Congress, declare
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