GERMANS PAY DEARLY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 302, 28 September 1940, Page 5

GERMANS PAY DEARLY

RAIDS OVER BRITAIN 130 PLANES CRASHED MANY ATTACKS INTERCEPTED

(United Press Association. —Copyright.)

(Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 27.

“One hundred and thirty enemy aircraft were shot down today, and 34 of our fighters are missing, but the pilots of 15 ot them are safe/’ says an Air Ministry bulletin.

The operations in which these enemy aircraft. were brought down are described in a joint communique by the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security, which says: “Fighters intercepted several enemy attacks on the South of England to-day and inflicted severe losses, particularly in the neighbourhood of London. Two of these attacks were made on London this morning, and the third early this afternoon. A few bombs fell i° Central London and a number in south and south-west districts. Some damage to houses was caused and two fires were quickly brought under controL In South London an industrial building was hit and a number of casualties resulted, some being fatal.

“Bombs were also dropped in several places in Kent and Essex, but the reports show, that the damage and casualties were, slight. “In the morning a force of enemy aircraft crossed Dorset and reached the outskirts of Bristol. They were heavily engaged by fighters and driven off. Reports so far indicate that the damage and casualties were not heavy. Later this afternoon enemy aircraft crossed the south-east coast in force, but they were again intercepted at a number of points and only a few reached the London area.”