BOMB HAVOC

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 September 1940, Page 5

BOMB HAVOC

BUILDINGS SHATTERED GOOD WORK BY GROUND BATTERIES. DESTRUCTION OF NAZI PLANES. MONTREAL, September 10. The London correspondent of the “New York Times” says that buildings in the heart of London were shattered by 500-pound bombs early this 'morning from successive waves of raiders. The explosions were so great that they knocked fleeing civilians off their feet. A world-famous street was littered inches deep with glass and debris. Three churches which are known to all tourists were threatened by an extensive fire in adjoining offices. Bursting shells of “Archies” brought down three Nazi planes simultaneously and blew a fourth to pieces. The worst sufferers in the night’s raiding are believed to be the East End and south-western and central London.

MR CHURCHILL VISIT TO DAMAGED AREAS. CHEERED BY CITY WORKERS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10 a.m.) RUGBY, September 10. The Prime Minister, Mr Winston Churchill, made a further visit to damaged areas of London in the morning. The area visited was the city, where bombs were dropped last night and early this morning. Mr Churchill was recognised by crowds of city workers and loudly cheered. One man raised a shout of: “are we downhearted?”, which was followed almost immediately by a full-throat-ed roar of “No!” from thousands of workers. Mr Churchill later lunched with the King at Buckingham Palace. THRILLING DOGFIGHT SEEN OVER LONDON. MACHINE-GUN FIRE HEARD IN STREETS. (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. September 10. Sirens sounded in London five times today, from 1.7 p.m. to 8.17 p.m. The first four warnings were of short duration. The fifth is continuing. Immediately after the first alarm there was a thrilling dogfight over London between enemy planes and British fighters. The exchange of machinegun fire was .heard in the crowded streets.