WAVE AFTER WAVE.
’PLANES OVER MALTA. CASUALTIES AMONG CIVILIANS (Received This Day, 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, June. ll._. Seven air raid warnings were isofinded in Malta throughout the day. Four 'waves of bombers carried out the first „ raid, dropping salvo after salvo, but only three bombs fell on the land. The civil population showed no sign of panic. Anti-aircraft, guns kept up a terrific barrage for each raid, preventing dive-bombing. It is believed that two and possibly four planes were brought down. The damage was very slight, The casualties included women and children. A curfew has been imposed at Malta between 10.30 p.m. and 5 a.m.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 209, 12 June 1940, Page 5
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105WAVE AFTER WAVE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 209, 12 June 1940, Page 5
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