RAIDS ON SATURDAY
BROKEN UP BY FIGHTERS (British Oilicial Wireless) RUGBY, Sept. 28. (Received Sept. 29, at 7.30 p.m.) Enemy activity over Britain today (Saturday) consisted of three main operations. They are described in a joint communique issued by the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security on Saturday night. It stated: " Early this morning and sh'ortlv after mid-day forces of enemv aircraft crossed the south-east coast and attempted to reach London. They were engaged by strong forces of our fighters and broken up. In the first of these attacks a few enemy penetrated to East London. A small number of bombs were dropped, but verv little damage appears to have been done, and the casualties imported are few. In the second attack no enemy aircraft succeeded in reaching London, but several bombs were dropped on a south coast town. Some houses were damaged, but no casualties have been reported. Later in the afternoon an enemy force approached the Portsmouth area, but it was immediately encaged by our fighters and driven off. There are no reports of any bombs having been dropped."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24416, 30 September 1940, Page 5
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