The Archive · 1940

Confidence in Britain

London, Sept. 19. Members of the United States seriously injured, and then ued with the work of freeing raider swooped down on End at the end of the military mission left for the United States today after weeks of detailed investigations throughout Britain.

According to their friends, their report to President Roosevelt will show great confidence in British powers of resistance, especially the R.A.F. coastal defences.

The report, it was also believed, would reflect doubt regarding Germany's chances of a successful invasion.—United Press.

When three bombs fell in the north. west district, a house was demolished, all windows in a big block of flats were blown out, and gas mains were fractured.

a coincidence, London experllongest and shortest raids The raid on it of September 17-18, which six minutes under ten hours, the longest, and the 10-minute yesterday morning was the defences bagged another 46 German aircraft in the course of yes-encounters, according to an €fücial announcement. Forty-five machines were destroyed by fighters and one by anti-aircraft fire. Nine A great force of raiders, number-o; Sept. 19, inE.sbout 300, crossed the south-east Was sent Cos early yesterday afternoon. "of the Ex Several formations of German twin-X- engined bombers were guarded by Economic Autonomy of

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