AIR FIGHTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 November 1940, Page 5

AIR FIGHTING

LUNCH=HOUR SPECTACLE FOR LONDONERS INTERCEPTION OF ENEMY RAIDERS. BOMBS DROPPED IN NUMBER ■'' OF PLACES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.12 a.m.) RUGBY, November 1. A third air raid alert today gave Londoners a lunch-hour spectacle of numerous exhaust trails weaving about the sky sky at a great height, indicating the interception of enemy planes by British fighters., A communique dealing generally with raids on Britain today states: “There has been some enemy activity over Britain since dawn. In addition to some isolated aircraft, several formations entered the Portsmouth area and others flew in the direction of London. Our fighters and anti-air-craft defences have been constantly in action and the attacking formations in each case were quickly dispersed and driven off. “In the course of these raids, bombs were dropped at several points in the London area, the Eastern Counties, South-East England and Lincolnshire. Reports at present received show that in general the resulting damage, was slight, and though some casualties have been reported, the number of persons killed or injured is very small. “Nine enemy aircraft were destroyed. Six of our fighters were lost, but the pilots of two are safe.” NIGHT BOMBING DIMINUTION OF ENEMY ACTIVITY. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) RUGBY, November 1. “There was further diminution of enemy air activity over the whole of the country during the night,” states a communique, “and the few bombs which were reported—mainly in East Anglia, London and a town in the Mid-lands-caused little damage and few casualties. A few bombs were dropped, with little effect, at one point on the north-cast coast of Scotland.” LONG RANGE FIRE ATTACK ON BRITISH SHIPS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) RUGBY, November 1. 'Long-range guns mounted on the French coast shelled a number of British vessels in the Straits of Dover this afternoon, according to agency reports. The fire was returned by British longrange guns. The Nazis were using at least two batteries, one near Cape Gris Nez and the other further east, in the direction of Calais. While the bombardment was in progress, the Germans put down a smoke screen a little to the east of Cape Gris Nez.