TOWNS BOMBED

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 226, 22 August 1940, Page 7

TOWNS BOMBED

IN ISOLATED RAIDS. NAZIS LOSE 13 PLANES. •_; ' \ (United Tress Association—By Electm, Telegraph—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) Received August 22, 10.50 a.m. RUGBY, Aug. 21., An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states that enemy activity over this country to-day consisted of a series of attacks by aircraft operating singly or in small numbers. There have been many such attacks, including two delivered far inland.

Enemy planes were over a south-east town this morning. Several bombs were dropped on a thickly-populated district in the Midlands, also on Wales. It was evident in some cases that the enemy’s objectives were R.A.F. aerodromes, but, though damage was done to the living quarters at one, such attacks proved otheiwise abortive.

Towns in the south and cast of England and the Midlands .were bombed, houses being damaged at several places. The number of casualties was small, though some were fatal.

A short attack was made on the inhabitants .of one residential area by machine-gun fire. Reports received so far show that 13 enemy aircraft have been destroyed to-day.

Two enemy aircraft which bombed a town in Lincolnshire were both, shot down, their bombs having caused little damage and no casualties. Two of our fighters were lost in yesterday’s, operations, but the pilot of one is safe. Another raider was shot down near the North-East Coast last night. Four members of the crew were taken prisoner. This brought yesterday’s total to nine planes. Among-the enemy raiders destroyed yesterday was a Junkers 88 brought down by the Polish squadron of the Fighter Command, who were in action for the first time.