Five German bombers were reported to have been shot down dur-Ing the German daylight raids which were followed by new attacks after dusk. The first German night raiding squadron dropped nine bombs long the east coast but all were said to have exploded on soft ground without inflicting damage or casualties.
One of the German planes shot down yesterday crashed into the sea off a southeast port after being attacked by three British fighter planes, After a ghostly pursuit through the clouds, the British fighters drove the German bomber Out into the open where they could @eal with it The German bomber plunged into the sea three miles off the coast after its tail had been blown off by concentrated machine-gun fire from the three British. planes, 'Three bombs which dropped north-east. town injured several workmen. Over the south-enst coast German planes flying ata great height dropped several bombs which demolished two houses. A grandmother was killed and her' -baby grandchild was blown thirty yards Across a street and killed.
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