One German pilot baled out and was captured, "Your Spitiires are too yood for us" he said, 'A Hurricane pilot baled out and came down from 20,000 feet by para~ tehute with the Germans firing at him, When he reached the ground he was suffering from burns on the face one hand'
"The dirty lighters had a_evack as I jumped out." he said, The British pilot's wrist watch had been shot off by a machine gun mullet, Barly in the evening. two Mes serichmitis. made a dive bombing attack here, One released high explosive bomb which fell in the mud in the Inner harbour, making a huge crater, Another dropped a crude of incendiary bomb which Tanded "in the residential district without damage, nigh's air alarm. Occasionally they were picked up by searchlights, which quickly were turned off. At one time Toot watchers heard the heavy drone of bombers overhead and bomb lashes were visible in the distance.
"It is now known," the Air and Home Ministries said in a joint communique last night, "that during early allaeks today bombs were dropped which damaged houses in several towns in Kent and Essex and hospital ensualties were caused in each area. a Jamal number of them fatal, During the afternoon raid, on the. Thames, the raiders bombed some. building and buildings were damaged in town in Essex, but no casualties resulted.
"In one town in Kent, some buitd-Ings were hit and some persons were injured, small number of which were fatal. Thirteen of our Aghters were lost, the pilots of seven beln3 rate.
AMI Driven Back enemy aircraft launched further attacks on south-east England Monday afternoon, "A. considerable number frassed the coast of Kent simultaneously in theee waves, While one hose approached south London, the other two massed on the" 'Thames Estuary and' flew "northwards. Ail the enemy' formations were en and driven back by our fighter Tu' addition to. the London area, German planes were reported over the southeast, southwest, north-ovest, and north-east eoasls, the Midlands and Wat
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