ENEMY PLANES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 November 1939, Page 6

ENEMY PLANES

OVER ALLIED & NEUTRAL TERRITORY SOME ENGLISH AREAS VISITED ALL RAIDERS FORCED TO RETIRE. NOTHING OF MATERIAL VALUE ACCOMPLISHED. By Telegraph —Press Association—Copyright (Received This Day, noon.) LONDON November 17. r ‘ ninaissar. " active En itch an ' n . r o .. rem.iJ . . it arena! value. Nazi raiders are still persisting in lone visits to the Shetlands, the reasons for which are obscure. The first appearance during the war of enemy planes over England brought the British defences swiftly into action. Fighters took off and chased the raiders through grey skies and rain. Planes were reported over Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales. Air raid warnings were sounded in thirteen towns. One big black machine was sighted over Lancashire and Cheshire, flying at an altitude of 4000 feet. It circled four times and then raced away to the south, as shells burst nearby and three fighters streaked into the sky. Scores of people stood in the streets of North Wales towns. The warning was received during the busiest shopping period. An unidentified plane was seen flying at 600 feet and then headed towards the sea. WARNINGS IN FRANCE GIVEN AT SEVERAL CENTRES. NO BOMBS DROPPED. (Received This Day, 1.20 p.m.) LONDON, November 17. France received the first air raid warning today when the people of Lille were awakened from sleep at 2 a.m....A second warning was given at 12.20 p.m. Sirens sounded at Poitiers a 1 noon and the all dear was given an hour later. Clermont and Ferrand had two warnings, in the morning and early afternoon. The resi- • dents of Chatellerault sought shelter for 45 minutes shortly after noon. No bombs were dropped.

Neutral countries reported the presence of foreign machines and it appears that German planes which dropped leaflets over Switzerland thereafter penetrated Franco, where they flew over Lyon. The leaflets were addressed to French soldiers, saying, “England has spilled the blood of those who helped her. She takes the glory and blames others for her cowardice.” Dutch planes and anti-aircraft guns, without hesitation, attacked and drove oil’ foreign planes sighted flying westward over the coast at several points. AIRMAN’S BODY. WASHED UP ON JUTLAND COAST. (Received This Day, 1.20 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, November 17. The body of a member of the British Air Force with an unopened parachute was washed up on the west-coast of Jutland.