ENEMY LOSSES
FORTY-SEVEN YESTERDAY.
SATURDAY’S TOTAL 103
(United Press Association —Copyright.)
(British Official Wireless.)
(Rec. 10 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 9. Preliminary reports on this evening’s raid show that 47 enemy aircraft were destroyed. Thirteen of our fighters are missing, but three pilots are safe.
An Air Ministry and. Ministry of Home Security communique issued at 9.15 p.m. states that it i.v. now known that during last night three enemy aircraft were shot down by our antiaircraft guns, making a total of eleven enemy aircraft m all destroyed yesterday. Fuller reports show that in (Saturday’s actions 28 enemy aircraft in all were destroyed, by anti-aircraft gunfire and 75 by fighters, making a total of 103 destroyed that day. The first air raid warning in the London area to-day sounded at 5.10 p.m. and the all clear signal was given an hour and a quarter later. Some bombs were dropped, and the enemy raiders, which appeared to be few in number,' were heavily engaged by anti-aircraft gunfire and fighters.
So far no official information is available regarding the damage done, but agency reports state that a second warning sounded at 8.45 p.m.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 242, 10 September 1940, Page 7
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190ENEMY LOSSES Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 242, 10 September 1940, Page 7
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