London, Sept. 16.
Yesi lay's great air battle was the most costly day for the German air force for nearly a month. During the day, between 350 and 400 enemy aircraft were launched in two waves against London and south-east England.
A wave came in the morning, at about 11.30. About 200 bombers and fighters began to cross the Kentish coast. In about eight or ten different groups they streamed in above cliffs between Dover and Dungeness, The second attack began at about 115 pan, when about ten groups. of bombers and fighters, totalling 150 to 200 machines, crossed the same stretch of the coast.
Later in the afternoon, two smaller attacks were made on the Portland and Southampton areas.
In every case, fighter patrols were ready to meet the enemy. The two main attacks on the London area received such gruelling as never before. Spitfire and Hurricane squadrons, many of them veterans of the London defence, fought them over the Kent coast as they came in, fought them over Maidstone, Canterbury, above the Medway and Thames esta: Many of the raiders were turned away. They fought survivors again over London itself, squadron after squadron flying fresh into action Finally they chased them back again and out over the Channel.
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