The Archive · 1940

One Nazi Plane Shot Down

London, July 6.

Two Air Ministry bulletins issued in the early hours of this morning state that enemy aircraft erossed the coast during the night.

Antivalreratt defences went into action. The main aircraft, however, only penetrated a few miles in a north-eastern district. No casualties or damage were reported.

Early this morning enemy aircraft dropped bombs on a town on the south-est coast. Damage was done to some houses. Only one minor casually Was reported. Fighters of the Royal Air Force engaged and shot down an enemy bomber.

It is reported that little damage was inflicted by last night's raids. One or two people suffered cuts from broken glass—Reuter.

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