RAID ON LONDON.
THIRTY TONS OF BOMBS. NO MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE. (Rec. 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 8. While bombers bound for Germany were passing over London, enemy raiders were coming in to raid the capital. In some cases the searchlights showed British planes in a cone before they picked up the Germans.
About 60 German aircraft crossed the coast, but only 15 reached London, where they fanned out and were
mostly over the suburbs. Bombs caused some casualties and damage. Several persons are believed to be buried under the debris of four houses demolished in a residential district by direct hits. The raid was on a small scale, but the enemy met an exceptionally hot reception from the city’s greatly strengthened defences. The raid was London’s noisiest and longest this year. Two of the raiders were destroyed. Another report says that six planes were over London between 845 and 9.30 p.m. and nine between 9.45 and 11 p.m.
The Press Association states thst the raid was devoid of any military significance and was obviously only for propaganda purposes. It is estimated that 30 tons of bombs were dropped on London. .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 63, Issue 310, 11 October 1943, Page 3
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