Flying in loose formations, the German planes dived down to attack but were intercepted by RAF. fighter planes. As additional German and British planes arrived over the city, one of the war's greatest air_hattles developed. At one time 61~planes were counted overhead with the centre of the giant air battle in progress at about 8,000 feet.
One German plane soon went into a dive south of the Thames and was believed to have unloaded its bombs. As it came out of the dive, an R.A.F. plane swooped in and engaged the German plane in a running battle which soon passed out of sight, A second formation of 23 German raiders crossed the city from the south-west at approximately 14,000 feet. No bombs were believed to have been dropped by these planes. The absence of anti-aircraft fire in London indicated that R.A.F. fighter planes were engaging the German raiders.
A moment later lit German bombers suddenly emerged from the clouds at 13,000 feet but quickly wheeled around and dodged back into the clouds.
Additional German bombers flashed across London toward the east with a strong tail wind increasing their By dusk observers estimated that the largest number of German planes ever seen over London had roached the capital, but apparently they never had a chance to do any bombing.
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