The Archive · 1940

Southampton Attacked

"Early in the afternoon, an enemy attack was made in the Southampton area, Some buildings were damaged and a number of casualties caused.

During the afternoon, enemy air activity was not on a large scale, but in attacks by single aircraft bombs were dropped in a number of districts, including Brighton. Damage was caused to houses and busines: premises and a number of casualties: was reported.

"Bight enemy aircraft_were destroyed during the day. Four of our fighters have been lost, but the pilot of one is safe. It is now established that two enemy bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft fire during the night of September 23/24."—Reuter.

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

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