LONDON BOMBED

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1940, Page 5

LONDON BOMBED

OVER NINE HOURS Much Destruction ENEMY’S RANDOM ATTACKS [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] LONDON, Stptember 9. The first air-raid warning in the London area to-day sounded at. 510 p.m. The “all clear’’ was given an 'hour and (later. Some bombs were dropped, and the enemy raiders, which appeared to b e few in number, were heavily engaged by anti-aircraft gunfire and fighters An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states: This /(Monday) evening, considerable forces of enemy_ aircraft again approached London. Thev were heavily engaged. Preliminary reports show that while a few penetrated north of the river, only minor damage was don e there. Scattered bombs dropped in South London, and many in the outskirts, but again no serious damag e appears to hav e been done. While full reports are not yet available, the casualties are not expected to be heavy. Spitfires ar e believed to have shot down three Messerschmitts over s,'ou.thr ; east London, this evening, when big bombers, escorted, by fighters, attacked th ( > Metropolis. Some bombed the Inner London area Sp far, no official information is available regarding the damage done, or the numbers of enemy aircraft destroyed,' but agency reports state that the second warning sounded at 8.45 p.m. Tiie enemy dropped bombs in a town in Kent, and wrecked a number of houses. Several people were killed.