FIGHTER LOSSES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 November 1940, Page 5

FIGHTER LOSSES

FIRST FOR SIX DAYS ADVENTURES OF HURRICANE PILOTS. TAIL OF DORNIER SHOT AWAY. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, November 27. The two British planes which were shot clown today were the first fighters that have been lost for six days, in which the R.A.F. has destroyed 35 enemy aircraft. One British, plane crashed when the pilot, who was returning from a successful encounter over the Channel, met a number of Messerschmitts, one of which winged the British plane, forcing the pilot to bale out. A Dornier (which is not officially claimed to have been destroyed) engaged Hurricanes, which shot away its tail, causing the German plane to plunge through the clouds, and it pro bably fell into the sea. CHRISTMAS PARTIES IN LONDON RAID SHELTERS. SPONSORED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT. LONDON, November 27. The “Daily Telegraph” says that the Government will sponsor Christmas treats in the public shelters. Christmas fare will be prepared in the communal kitchens and taken to the shelters in mobile vans. Carols, community singing and games will be organised in every shelter, most of which will have Christmas trees and decorations. The children will receive toys, sweets and crackers. Entertainment parties are arranging tours of the shelters, and the London Transport Board is assisting with the decorations. Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P.. is chiefly responsible for organising the festivities.

RAID RESCUES CAT AND DOG AID SEARCH. (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) LONDON, November 28. A cat’s persistence in scratching at debris in a bombed London area led to a search, resulting in the discovery of a buried family, of which the man was dead, but the wife and a child were sent to a hospital. There was a similar incident, in a provincial town, when a bomb threw debris over a shelter and a woman's dog scratched an opening and pulled his mistress to safety.

SAVOY & CARLTON DAMAGE IN AIR RAIDS ON LONDON. GROWING LIST OF NOTABLE BUILDINGS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) RUGBY. November 28. It can now be stated that the Savoy and Carlton hotels are among the London buildings damaged in recent air raids. The town hall at Leicester also suffered damage, and the Convent of the Sacred Heart at Roehampton, near London, must be added to the long list of religious and educational premises bombed. Two bombs struck the Savoy Hotel, damaging front and back rooms. A few guests and members of the staff were injured. The Carlton Hotel was more seriously damaged, resulting in the temporary closing of the residential portion. A bomb pierced the roof and the lights went out. Guests in pyjamas helped to carry injured people to ambulances. DOVER SHELLED AGAIN (Received This Day. 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, November 28. German long-range guns shelled Dover for two hours this afternoon.