ROUT OF JUNKERS
IN THURSDAY’S BATTLE CRASHES ON LAND & WATER. BOMB VICTIMS IN LONDON. IBy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) . LONDON, November 14. The south-east coast this afternoon saw one of the biggest and most spectacular coastal air battles during the war. Raiders variously estimated at 60 to 100 Junkers approached, circled and began to dive, streaming down on one another’s tails. They released sticks of one heavy and four lighter bombs, but a tornado of anti-aircraft fire leapt up to meet them. Then a .Spitlire appeared among them, with 20 others swooping down after it. The Germans broke off their dives as if surprised. Some bombs fell on a hillside and the only damage was to a wall. It was a matter of minutes before the hail of British bullets sent two Junkers fleeing, smoking, to sea. Then one burst into flames and plunged into the waves in mid-Channel. A second followed soon after and then others, and three more crashed on land.
Nine raiders swooped on a southeast coast town and showered bombs on residential areas, damaging a school, a church, and an amusement park. A Spitfire killed the pilot of a Messerschmitt, which crashed. A Hurricane sent another smoking into the sea. Dozens of soldiers, members of the A.R.P. and police are still digging in the ruins of thp London printing works for the people entombed four days ago. Joyce Hoare, who today would have been 21 years old, was taken from the ruins yesterday unconscious and died en route to hospital. Another girl whoso twenty-first birthday occurred during the entombment is believed to be still under the debris. The rescuer who brought Miss Hoare out had been working continuously since the rescue began. He recovered another woman and a man. both of whom died.
Seventy-eight London police have been killed since the “blitz” began and 414 injured. Raiders with high-explosive bombs tonight, hit. a hospital block, killing chronic patients and burying other patients and staff. Three high-explosive bombs fell in the hospital’s grounds and others hit houses in the neighbourhood, burying residents. Another London hospital was also hit tonight. A raider crashed at Loughborough and its four occupants were killed. NAZI ADMISSION STRENGTH OF BRITISH AIR FORCES. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 15. A German news agency says stronger units of the R.A.F. than ever before penetrated into Germany last night.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1940, Page 5
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