AIR MINISTRY REPORT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 October 1939, Page 5

AIR MINISTRY REPORT

ACTIVITY ALONG EAST COAST BRITISH RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT. ONE MACHINE FAILS TO RETURN. By Telegraph—Press association—Copyright. I (Received This Day, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, October 17. The Air Ministry announced that the Observer Corps reported enemy aircraft activity along the East Coast this morning and afternoon. Air raid warnings were issued in some districts on the Lincolnshire, East Anglian and Kent coasts, and immediately oUr fighter and anti-aircraft defences went into action. No bombs were dropped in any of these districts. One enemy aircraft was intercepted on the Yorkshire coast and pursued to sea. Air raid warnings were sounded in Hull, Bridlington, Grimsby, Felixstone, Chatham, Southend and Ipswich. The Air Ministry announced that a number of Royal Air Force planes carried out a successful reconnaissance over Western and North-Western Germany yesterday. One machine has not returned. RAID ON ORKNEYS ABORTIVE ATTACK ON MAIL STEAMER. ENEMY PLANE DESTROYED. (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 17. ’ The Royal Mail steamer Stola was bombed between Scapa Flow and Thurso, but suffered no damage. Land guns brought down one plane. The Admiralty announces a second air on the Orkneys, from 12.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., by two formations of six and four aircraft respectively. There was no damage and no casualties occurred. One raider is reported to have been destroyed.