THE RAID ON LONDON
ATTACKERS INTERCEPTED AND
DRIVEN BACK
BOMBS DBOPPED AIMLESSLY.
LONDON, 6th September. . The Royal Flying Corps intercepted at ieast half of the German raiders, and drove them back seawards. The rest reached London at a high altitude in three relays ail intervals of twenty minutes. They did not attempt to preserve battle formation, but dropped their torpedoes and bombs aimlessly. Londoners generally took cover effectively, hence the casualties -were small.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1917, Page 7
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73THE RAID ON LONDON Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1917, Page 7
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