RAIDERS DRIVEN BACK

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 November 1940, Page 6

RAIDERS DRIVEN BACK

+ FAILURE TO REACH LONDON BOMBS DROPPED IM KENT. SOME FATAL AND OTHER x CASUALTIES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day.. 11.42 a.rn.) RUGBY, November 5. An Air Ministry communique states: “There have been three enemy attacks on London today, each time by several squadrons, and one of about the same size in Dorset. This last did not penetrate beyond the coast and a few bombs dropped in the water caused no damage or casualties. The raids on London were made mostly by fighters operating at a great height. Our fighters and anti-aircraft guns engaged the enemy and none succeeded in penetrating to the capital. A few bombs were dropped in several towns in East Kent. In Ramsgate and one other town, damage was done to private properly. Little damage was done elsewhere and casualties were few. but include some persons killed.”

DAYLIGHT ATTACKS NAZI FORMATION SCATTERED. ONE BOMB FALLS IN LONDON. (Received This Day, at Noon.) LONDON, November 5. After the longest night raid of the blitzkrieg, London had two alarms before noon today. The R.A.F. intercepted two enemy formations of eleven planes each, flying at 20,000 feet above the sea, forced back one formation and scattered the other. A high explosive bomb fell in the London area. One person was killed and eight were injured.

NAZI COMMUNIQUE (Received This Day, 12.45 p.m.) LONDON, November 5. A German communique states: "Our Air Force dropped 1,500 bombs on London last night and attacked many other targets in England and Scotland.”