The Archive · 1940

49 Planes Claimed

London, Aug. 29.

At least 49 German planes were estimated to have been shot down fever England yesterday as waves of German planes swept across England's east coast and bombed British towns area, fand harbours, including the London

'A least two others were said to have been hit by anti-aircraft, guns and another surrendered in ideal, the pilot putting up his hands when hho saw three fighters on his tail.

"An alr raid. alarm sounded' in London at 9 pam. yesterday (5 am. today, Shanghai DIT.) as a Gor-man raider passed high over central London. Searehlight batteries form-od a giant cone over the city, turn-Ing night into day, while from the south and east there came an irregular drone of raiders approaching.

The eastern sky Tit up with flashes from anti-aircraft gunfire and other flashes could be seen far out on the

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account