Furious air battles took place over southern England this morning as the Germans came over in strong form tions. "Up to noon the Al claims that 11 German aircraft had ind! that four British fighters were missing, with the pilot of one of these rescued, London, Sept The Isle of Man had its frst ale ald on Saturday, when German bomber approached the island, The raider ix. believed to been shot down into the soa by two Spitives 1 overtook him and flew alongside him pointing downwards to the id ground He turned away. so 1 made a dummy quarter attack, breaking, jose to him. "After th he landed.
T saw' the pilot get out.
ently: unhurt, and as 1 circled him ie put his hands' above T waved back. T threw packet of cigarettes 1 had with He picked them up and waved again, and then Taw what 1 believed to be members of the Home Guard take. him prison 'According to another message from a nearby point, it is believed that four German planes crash Thy the meantime, British' fighters in broke German formations over am mes Estuary. town. No bombs fell, but machinegun fi was heard have the clouds.
Another report that German nes erossed th south-east coast four waves of out GO in each, 'They kept to a restricted course owing to flerec anti-aireralt fire When a" few miles inland, British fighters the a hand broke the raiders' the result that the Germa soon Miying helter skelter homeward.
Over 100 German bombers and fighters Wied to. bre Thames Estuary defences betw sat 9 this mornin Ait Ministry" new Fighter pilots vw cers observed the discouraging eff of anticaireraft re on the Germ bomber formation heading was tumed back by an Intense bar-rae, peaceful night the Land aid of the day Sands of city' workers were emer way stations and travelling, aims and buses to work. They completely unperturbed and ralmly on their way. The 755 am. igfences, craft gun fire turned them from their course. One plane seen falling, with smoke pouring from it, another was obviously badly hit. British fighters attacked the liders and there was a battle taste ing 15, minutes.
the time the aircraft barra fighters had turned back the 1:
had completely lost all rosen on. Although the red {0 be accompanied by a large number of protec fighters, the attack did' not npressicn of being determined. bombs were reported to have been were kept The bombers twisted amid a tremendous rage. und two of them were soon heading back towards the French coast in a crippled condition. Watehers on liffs reported that the; crashed in. the Channel The fighter ts _themselv destroyed nine Germans during thi raid. Four British pilots are missing, Dut one jumped to safety by para~ chute when a number of coastal areas were eked, There was scme amaze property in a town in the south= west of England where the Germans ut of sending at Two deaths cacurred in the south: west town mentioned.
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