Several heavy German attacks were aimed at south-east England, where some towns appeared to be undergoing specially intense raids.
Several casualties were reported, mainly from German machine-gun bullets, In one case three Heinkel bombers cut off their motors and glided in Low over a south-east coast town. Skimming roof-tops by only fifty feet, they suddenly opened heavy machine-gun tre on the streets of the town, injuring several persons who were unable to reach cover, quickly enough.:
Ground defences at this town went
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