GERMAN RAIDERS

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 52, 29 August 1940, Page 12

GERMAN RAIDERS

OVER BRITAIN AGAIN

FLYING VERY HIGH

, REPORTED FROM 13 TOWNS

LONDON, August 28. After a day of air battles off the Kentish coast, in which 24 German raiders were brought down, German planes were reported tonight to have been over thirteen towns in England and Wales, in addition to the northern area. This is the third night running that the German "night nuisance squadron" has been over London. News agency messages say that raiders, flying tremendously high, dropped flares, and one report says that incendiary bombs were dropped in the suburbs. Outside the London area bombs are reported to have been dropped at four places. Berlin also had an air-raid warning tonight. <By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright.) (Received August 29, 2 p:m.) LONDON, August 28. The sirens sounded in London tonight half an hour earlier than usual. The streets are quieter tonight. Again adopting useless tactics, the enemy planes approached singly. Searchlights picked them up and forced them away from the metropolis. There were reports of bombs being dropped after the first two hours. There was a wonderful spectacle as over 50 searchlights concentrated on two points from which the drone of enemy planes was heard. Several flashes in one district momentarily lit of parachute flares were seen to drop while searchlights were exploring the sky* Loud explosions were heard in one area soon after two planes has passed °VBombs are reported to have been dropped on two south-eastern towns and one Midland town. A man telephoning from an air-raid shelter at midnight said: "The people here are comfortable, with deck chairs, armchairs, camp beds, books, chess, draughts, and cards. A sweepstake is now being held on when the all-clear The Germans aimed no fewer than six daylight bombing attacks at one town on the Kentish coast. The last was made at about teatime. At least seven planes were seen to spiral down during a half-hour whirlwind battle between English and German fighters. There were similar fierce encounters earlier. A bomb blew up a house and killed three women, including a cripple. A Glasgow squadron composed of weekend (auxiliary") pilots has now destroyed 63 enemy planes without loss.

The Belgian Legation announced that two Belgian fighter pilots, including the distinguished peacetime aviator Lieutenant Philippart, have shot down seven German planes since August 18.