London, Apr. 9.
Enemy aircraft carried out an attack on Scapa Flow last night without doing any damage, states a joint communique issued by the Admiralty and Air Ministry. It is known that two German aircraft were shot down, and it is believed that a third, which was severely damaged, was also lost.
An air raid alarm in the Orkneys area last night lasted for several hours, Enemy planes were heard but could not be seen. For some time the air was thick with British fighters. Residents of the Orkneys, describing the action of British craft repelling the raid, said it was the "grandest and most impressive spectacle" they had ever seen, The British combat craft seemed as "thick as locusts," they stated.—Reuter.
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