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FOE FLEES

By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright

CHANNEL FIGHT two squadrons get 31 9 one victim a minute

Rec. 8.30 p.m. London, Sept. 27. The Air Ministry reveals that during a half-hour attack against Southampton one British and one Polish fighter squadron shot down all 31 Germans destroyed yesterday. Fifteen were bombers. Eight British machines are missing but the pilots of three are safe. Fifty Heinkel bombers heavily protected by fighters approached the Isle of Wight at a height of 16,000 feet. The Poles, flying Hurricanes, immediately attacked the bombers and chased some across the Channel to France. Mean while nine Spitfires engaged another 30 bombers escorted by fighters at a heigfit of 14,000 feet and chased the attackers to sea after a series of thrilling encounters. AIl-Night Bombing. Raiders again kept up the bombing throughout London all night, Central London was again comparatively quiet for the first few hours, despite the occasional flaring up of gunfire and the explosion of bombs. A district in north London received a bad pasting for a short period. High explosive bombs followed a number of flares and destroyed the maternity wing of a hospital. Other bombs razed houses

and shops nearby. Incendiary bombs in the same area were swiftly put out and little damage was done. Many London areas experienced similar visitations. Outlying suburbs experienced the heaviest anti-aircraft barrage thus far. The crash of firing guns shook buildings 12 miles out. Churches were again hit by bombs. One hundred and forty people were taking refuge in the crypt of one south-east church when the walls crumbled down. The people came to the surface unhurt. Convent. and Hospital Hit. Incendiary and high explosive bombs gave one of the south-west districts its worse night Vet. A hospital and a convent were among the sufferers. The convent students had been evacuated. Two wings were gutted. A direct hit tore away the seats of an underground trench shelter and an entire family of five were killed and there were a few other casualties among 100 other people Ln the shelter, ^ A north-west town had its worst raid since the outbreak of war. Night raiders also visited tlie south-east coastal area. German guns on the French coast shel'ed the Dovev area. A man and a woman were killed. i

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Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1940, Page 7

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FOE FLEES Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1940, Page 7

FOE FLEES Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1940, Page 7

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