MORE RAIDS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 June 1940, Page 5

MORE RAIDS

BOMBS DROPPED ON ENGLAND & WALES THREE GERMAN AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN. NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, June 20. All Air 3linislry communique announces that enemy aircraft last night carried out widespread raids, over England, not only over the east but, for the first time, the north-west of England anti AVales. Six people were killed and 60 injured. Three German bombers . were l shot down. A number of bombs was dropped over the northeast coast area. Fires .were started in three towns but rapidly brought under control.

The raiders came over in small waves and in some parts the alarm lasted five hours. In the north-east people' had their longest period in airraid shelters since the war started. A mother and daughter were among the killed and a man had a leg broken when an incendiary bomb fell into the bedroom he was occupying.

A searchlight crew saw a bomber brought down and fall in the Plumber River.

A Daventry broadcast states that eight persons were killed and 60 injured in last night's German raids on Britain.

ENEMY TACTICS WOODEN HUTS BOMBED TWO BABIES AMONG VICTIMS. (Received This Day. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. At least three persons were killed in a north-east town, where seven others were injured. They included two babies. The force of the explosion lifted some men three feet. The Germans repeatedly dive-bombed, machine-gunned and wrecked wooden huts. Four labourers were taken to hospital. LITTLE MATERIAL DAMAGE FOURTH ENEMY PLANE BROUGHT DOWN. LONDON? June 20. In last night’s German air raid on England minor damage was done to two factories, but considering the number of bombers engaged and the amount of bombs dropped the damage, loss of life and injury were amazingly slight. A warden was struck by a bomb splinter. Another bomber was brought down by anti-aircraft defences in addition to the three accounted for by the R.A.F., and others were badly damaged.