ACTIVITY OVER EDINBURGH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 October 1939, Page 5

ACTIVITY OVER EDINBURGH

Enemy Machine Flies Low Over City PURSUED AND DRIVEN DOWN INTO SEA (Received This Dav, 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 16. - Raid sirens were not sounded at Edinburgh. Reports from several parts of the city stated that pieces of shrapnel were picked up in the streets. There was much aerial activity over the northern district of Edinburgh. Three planes flew low and disappeared behind the hills. Then anti-aircraft guns fired. Soon afterwards a twin-engined machine flew low over the city. It was clearly identified as German. A salvo of shells followed the plane towards the Pentland Hills. When it was last observed, a number of British fighters were following it. It was later reported that it fell in the sea, near the coast. One report said the raid occurred in the region of the Forth Bridge, at Rosyth. No bombs struck the bridge. The raids lasted for two hours, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The planes came in waves of three. Although, as far as is ascertainable, there were no direct hits on objectives, there was some damage from shrapnel. Anti-aircraft guns round Edinburgh went/into action shortly after 2 p.m. The weather was tine mid shell bursts high in the sky were clearly visible. The firing was particularly heavy in the Firth of Forth. There was also much aerial activity south from the city towards the Pent land Hills.