GERMAN RAIDERS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 August 1940, Page 6

GERMAN RAIDERS

AT LEAST SEVEN SHOT DOWN ON MONDAY

SUNDAY'S “BAG” RAISED TO 152. ENEMY PLANE CRASHES IN EIRE. At least seven German planes were shot down in raids on Britain on Monday, states a Daventry broadcast. One was shot down by a new Polish squadron which had not previously been in action. It has been ascertained that eight more German planes were shot down by anti-aircraft fire on Sunday, making 23 destroyed by this means and bringing the total number of German planes destroyed on Sunday to 152. A German plane crashed in Eire yesterday and the crew were interned. AIR MINISTRY REPORT MANY ATTACKS ON ENEMY TERRITORY. (Received This Day. 11.55 a.m.) LONDON. August 20. An Air Ministry communique states: “In addition to a raider intercepted and shot down in the sea when attacking a Suffolk coastal town this morning, three more enemy aircraft were shot down in fights over Britain by fighters today, bringing the total to four. A considerable number of raids by I the R.A.F. on Monday night included thirty on aerodromes. Various oil tanks and refineries also received attention, as well as the Kiel naval base. Three of our aircraft were lost.”

BRITISH GUNS BRING DOWN 23 PLANES ON SUNDAY. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) RUGBY. August 20. Air Ministry communiques received on Tuesday evening up to 11 p.m., show that seven enemy aircraft were destroyed in air fights over Britain today. They also state that Nazi bombers and fighters shot down by anti-aircraft guns during Sunday's air battles number 23. The German losses that day therefore were 152. Anti-aircraft gunners also shot down an enemy flyingboat off the north-east coast shortly before midnight. TOTALLY WRECKED NAZI PLANE IN IRELAND. SIX MEMBERS OF CREW TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. (Received This Day. 1.15 p.m) DUBLIN. August 20. The German plane mentioned in an earlier cablegram, crashed and was totally wrecked on a mountain near Cloghane. Six members of the crew were taken to hospital, two seriously injured. All were interned.

MORE BOMBING TWO PERSONS KILLED IN WELSH TOWN. SOME INEFFECTIVE ATTACKS. (Received This Day. 1.5 p.m.) LONDON. August 20. A daylight raid on a Welsh town caused two explosions. Two persons were fatally injured and several seriously injured. House property in a working class district was considerably damaged. The streets were littered with glass. A neighbouring town was bombed soon afterwards but no damage resulted.

A bomb dropped from an isolated raider in the south-eastern area caused a few casualties. Two anti-aircraft shells scared off a raider approaching the south-east coast. Another raider, flying at 20.000 feet, dropped 150 bombs on a southeastern farm land, causing no damage and providing members of the A.R.P. and Home Guard with excellent practice in fire extinguishing. The Germans gave a fireworks display with flares over a north-east coastal town, but did not attempt bombing until the flares had been extinguished.