UNABATED FURY OF ATTACK
' .Nazis Retire Without Fighting FAMILIAR NOCTURNAL SCENE IN CITY (United Press Association—Telegraph Copyright) (Received September 22,11 p.m.) LONDON, September 22. The “blitzbombing” of London entered its third week with unabated fury. The nocturnal blasting from guns and bombs and the usual visitation shortly after nightfall provided the now familiar scene of completely empty streets. The sky was lit by flashes and heavy detonations.
The raid began after a brief preliminary in which 60 to 70 raiders attempted to fly up the Thames Estuary. Some penetrated western and south-western suburbs and dropped bombs. Another batch of 50 Messerschmitts on the south-east coast turned tail without a fight on the appearance of Hurricanes.
The raiders in London’s second raid seemed to come in from several directions, the bombing starting fires, none of which survived an hour. A raider is believed to have been hit and to have exploded in mid-air over the western suburbs.
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Southland Times, Issue 24238, 23 September 1940, Page 5
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