When about 50 planes came over London area during the fourth warning, Spitiires dived and seatter~ ed their formations. Crowds inthe Flreots cheered as two enemy planes: were brought down.
Football enthusiasts bellowed approval when a Spitfire tackled two bombers above a. field where they were watching match, At east 40 bombers made two dclermined efforts to pierce defence outlying south-eastern area.
enemy craft were shot down in these attacks.
row of shops was extensively: damaged by a stick of bombs. us Yoaded over a district la the London outskirts, One mider jettisoned his Dombs when chased bya Spitire:
During the fourth warning about 50 enemy planes flying at a great height passed Over the London area, coming from. the direction of the coast RAP, fighters broke up the formation and a terrific battle developed.
100 in First Rata the first raid German form:
taiting about 100." bombers and iyhhter escorts passed the coast between North Foreland and. Dungeess, hoping to bomb Kent and Sur-fey acrodromes. "Hardly had. they been driven off when a second Aight of about 50 crossed the coast and owe later several more units attacked shipping in the Thames Estuary.
Describing some of the terrific do; fights throughout the day the bulletin relates how Spitfire piles of an auxiliary squadron shot down. three Out of a formation of 12 Messer-
Schmitt fighters.
Nine Hurricane pilots in tess than [an hour destroyed four bombers.
Other Hurricane pilot, although his phine was hit, was able to the (all of a Messerschmitt and bri it-down burning.
Rescue workers and _demolition squads were busy throughout the day clearing wreckage in a London re-Sidential suburb resulting from Friday night's raids.
Several pericus were believed to] have been killed, others severely injure when two houses were demolished and numerous houses and shops damaged. Among the buildings Gestroyed were a postoflice and 3 400-year-old public house—Reuter. populace to get home before each British attack, Meanwhile. from London it was ported that upwards of 1,009 planes Again attacked England, bombing various sections of London while furious dog, fights raged.
Nazi raiders were said to have machine-gunned the streets of London Another Raid on Berlin Berlin, Sept. 3.
air-raid alarm "here" Jast night tasted from 008 am, {i 340 Am, according to the official news Few bombs only fell in the neighbourhood of "the city, it adds. Reuter.
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