HOT RECEPTION

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1940, Page 6

HOT RECEPTION

GIVEN TO GERMAN RAIDERS IN BOMBING ATTACKS I ON BRITAIN. THREE PERSONS KILLED IN SUFFOLK. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. LONDON, June 22. Last night’s raids were less extensive than those of the two previous nights. Not more than 100 German planes participated in the bombing. It is officially stated that bombs were dropped sporadically in several eastern counties and mostly fell in open country, causing little damage. except some falling in a Suffolk town, one of which demolished a house, killing three people. Elsewhere, the only casualties were three persons wounded. One bomb fell in a timber yard in an eastern county, shattering windows and shaking buildings three miles away. Some fire were reported. British fighters everywhere were active. Warnings were also sounded in. the south-east and north-east of England. The Germans everywhere met with a hot reception and they again caused many people to send the whole night in the sheuters. The raiders wasted no time in searching for military or industrial targets and departed hurriedly after dropping a few bombs. There were at least two deaths from shock during the raids. Two German bombers were brought down by the balloon barrage during last week’s raids in England, Daventry reports. These are in addition to the losses previously announced as the result of the operations of British fighters and anti-aircraft fire. BRITISH ACTION DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY PLANES. An Air Ministry communique states that on Saturday bomber aircraft made a daylight raid on an aerodrome west of Lille, a Daventry broadcast reports. Shallow-dive attacks were made on hangars and aircraft on the ground. Offensive patrols were also carried out over France. One Messerschmitt 110 was shot down and probably a further six enemy planes were destroyed. GERMAN CLAIMS BERLIN, June 22. The German High Command states: “In successful raids against military objectives on the east coast of England attacks on the munitions centre of Billingham were repeated and a large number of hits were scored. Large fires .were caused by bombs on oil tanks at the mouth of the Thames and also in the Humber estuary. There were further effective attacks V on a number of seaports in eastern I England and against anti-aircraft batteries and searchlights in the war zone. A large merchantman in a convoy near the Humber received a direct hit.”