RAIDS ON BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 9, 6 October 1941, Page 8

RAIDS ON BRITAIN

Lull Follows Speed Up On Thursday Night ißritish Official Wireless.) (Received October 5, 7.20 p.m.) RUGBY, October -I. An official communique states that during last night a small number of enemy aircraft flew over England and Scotland, chiefly in eastern districts. A few bombs exploded but they did little damage and no casualties tire reported. Thursday night’s German air attack on a south-east coast town appeared in sharp contrast with England’s long spell of immunity. Three times raiders crossed the Straits and then dived on the town to drop bombs on several districts. A considerable amount of damage was caused to small properties and a block of -Hats. Those killed included six elderly people, while nearly 31) injured were admitted to hospital. The attacks were methodically limed. being made at about hourly intervals. The heaviest laid was at about midnight, when a wave of enemy aircraft swooped <m the town. Heavy A.A. I'ire. As tin? raiders returned across the Channel, they dropped red Verey lights to prevent their own A.A. batteries on tlie French coast front tiring on them. Over tlie south-east coast town they met with a very heavy A.A. (ire. and night lighters also went up. machinegun lire being heard. Tlie Press Association stales tjim II people were killed in tlie raid and 58 injured, 26 of them seriously. lietween 9 o'clock mid midnight on Thursday nigiit tlie German air force lost, three bombers for certain, mid probably more.