BEATEN BACK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 October 1940, Page 5

BEATEN BACK

ENEMY ATTEMPTS TO REACH LONDON ATTACKS IN PORTSMOUTH AREA. HIGH-FLYERS CAUSE SOME CASUALTIES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, October 29. The Air Ministry states: “The enemy has attempted a series of four attacks on London today. The aircraft involved were fighters or fighterbombers. A large number of our fighter squadrons engaged the enemy and few of the latter succeeded in penetrating to the London area. Only a small number of bombs have been dropped, mostly in the outskirts of the capital and little damage and few casualties are reported. At the same time, an unsuccessful attack was made on the Portsmouth area. The attack was broken up and no reports of bombs being dropped have been received. “Reports received up to 8 p.m. show that 22 German aircraft were shot down during the day’s engagements over Britain. It is also known that a second enemy bomber was destroyed on Monday night. Seven R.A.F. aircraft are missing but four of the pilots are known to be safe.” A later report, dealing with a second attack in the Portsmouth area, says enemy aircraft, flying high, dropped a number of bombs, damaging several houses. Casualties were caused, including a small number of people killed.