LONDON DEFENCES
CURTAIN OF METAL NINETEENTH NIGHT RAID ATTACKS ON OTHER TOWNS (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 26. (Received Sept. 26, at 1J.30 p.m.) London's barrage wat splashing the sky with metal ceaselessly for hours last night while raiders were doing'their utmost to reach the central area. The wisdom of millions who have readjusted their routine to enable winding up the day's doings before dark was justified, when guns blazed almost as soon as daylight left the sky. The raider*, opened the nineteenth night's attack with the usual battle with ground defences They first attempted to come into central London from the north-west and south Single planes, apparently testing the guns' vigilance, took no chance with the capital's mammoth battery, and flew higher than usual in an effort to evade the terrific respons' from below Londoners underground felt the city shaking as the guns gave a hoi reception to early scouts. Night raiders over Wales, ohe north-west, and Midland- dropped many bombs, particularly in a northwest town, which experienced its 121st raid since the outbrepk of war
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24414, 27 September 1940, Page 7
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