TUESDAY’S RAIDS

Grey River Argus, 3 October 1940, Page 5

TUESDAY’S RAIDS

BY ENEMY PLANES Heavy London Damage [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.l LONDON, October 1. Two solitary planes ,wers heard high over north-west London, in the middle of this evening. Other planes were sighted over ths south-west and central districts. Explosions were later heard in north London. 'Other raiders were heard in th: vicinity of the south-east and southwest coast, late this evening. South-eastern villagers saw _a “Molotov breadbasket” fall, and illuminate the district for miles. Eight separate fires were started, but were quickly extinguished. Four people were killed and seven injured in a south-east inland town, when high explosives fell in the residential area. Several bombs fell in an East Midland town. Five were killed and many injured when a factory was damaged by a direct hit. After driving his sick wife to hospital through the barrage, a south London resident was buried when his home was wrecked by a bomb. A raider bombed the distr'et after the “all clear” was given, demolishing three houses, in which five wire killed, and others are still buried. A number of houses were demolishd on the east London out-'k'.'t;, wher P a large house was burnt out by an oil bomb. A “Molotov breadbasket” fell in a field near a south-east London hospital, containing 361 children. There were no casualties. The Germans bombed a thicklypopulated south-west London district, this afternoon, and some casualties are reported. To-day’s raids were in thre: phases. * Th e anti-aircraft defences repulsed a single raider in the northwest, south-west, and central London

300 Planes IN TUESDAY’S RAIDS. RUGBY, October 1 Six times on Tuesday, the G-rmrn; sent hordes of fifty planes to raid England. Some reached the London area, but most were turned back or chased. A few bombs were dropped. Experts think the raiders wer e on pxtensive reconnaissances. New routes to London were tried. The first batch mad e a circular sweep to the Thames Estuary from the Kent coast. The mid-day raiders crossed the Narrows, and circled to enter London from the north-west. The afternoon raiders tried a direct route to south London, or split into small parties to embarrass th e British fighters. Very few were able to reach even the fringe of London area on Tuesday night. Twelve incendiaries were dropped over the south-east area. Thes-‘ caused fires, apparent y the signal for other bombers to follow. Although other planes crossed the coast, the flames had b:en extinguished before they could get through. The “all clear” which soon followed the first warning, was succeeded by a s ccond warning. A heavy barrage greeted the raiding enemy planes approaching London.