More Than 1,000 Bombers Engaged in Intensive Attack on Britain; Ancient Church Hit ITHIN two minutes of the London, Sept. 1. time of the declaration of war this Sunday a year ago, the London area had an ai raid warning which lasted 32 minutes the warning following a day of extremely intensive raids on the ish Isles and daring exploits of the Royal Air Force over Germany, Holland and occupied France, including the first attack on the centre of Berlin.
Of more than 1,000 German aircraft, which were reported to have attacked Britain yesterday, 85 were destroyed in furious encounters—70 by fighters and 15 by anti-aircraft batteries, while the Royal Air Force lost 37 mach nes, but the pilots of 25 of these have been saved.
Late last night, a large formation of bombers, escorted by ighters, came over the Thames estuary. A terrific anti-aircraft barrage broke up the formation, which was attacked by British lighters but some bombers appeared to get through.
Within a fow minutes of the alarm in London, 30 enemy aiveraft appear from behind a high bank of clouds, apparently heading for the tal, "Fighters. again attacked and othe Germans.
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