FLYING BOMBS

Grey River Argus, 18 August 1944, Page 5

FLYING BOMBS

BUCKINGHAM PALACE DAMAGE

LONDON. August 16.

Waves of flying bombs were on Wednesday evening launched across the Channel ih a series of sharp at- - tacks. Anti-aircraft guns on the coast opened up a vicious barrage, bringing down some of the raiders, two of which, after being hit over the sea, flew on like flaming meteors andcrashed into open country. Bathers and picnic parties who had gate-crashed forbidden beaches at a south-east coast town carried on while anti-aircraft shells sprayed the . sea a short distance from the shore. (Rec. 11.10) LONDON, Aug. 17. j Flying bombs fell in the grounds £ of Buckingham Palace during a re- * cent raid. They hit a tree and ex- »’ ploded before reaching the ground, near a wall separating the Palace J, gardens from Constitution Hill. They blew out several windows and win- £ dow frames in the Palace, and .burnt down half a dozen trees, very bad- 1 ly damaged a house, and pit-holed andvruined the asphalt 1 surface of a tenn's ?;court on which His Majesty frequently played be- £ fore the war. > I

Other places have been hit, or been, damaged by blast in recent flying ' bomb attacks. They include Doctor £ Johnson’s house in Cough Square, * and the Butchers’ Hall, in- the" City of London.