British planes bey penetrated Three German bombers were destroyed by British fighters over England last night when air activity was on a much reduced scale, states an Air Ministry communique.
Nowhere did a concentrated attack develop, but bombs were dropped at a number of points throughout the country, These were for the most part ineffective, but at one town in the west of England some damage was done.
The number of casualties reported throughout the country is not large, but includes a small number of killed.
There was no alert in London.
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