FIVE ENEMY BOMBERS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 January 1941, Page 5

FIVE ENEMY BOMBERS

SUNDAY NIGHT’S BAG IN BRITAIN FOUR PLANES BROUGHT DOWN BY GUNS. RAIDED AREAS INCLUDE SOUTHAMPTON. The London anti-aircraft defences had a very successful night on Sunday. No less than five enemy bombers were destroyed, four of them by anti-aircraft fire. The first communique reported only two down, but the Germans admitted the loss of five machines and a later Air Ministry communique confirmed this figure. Sunday night’s raids were not on a big scale, in spite of the heavy enemy ■ losses. Bombs were dropped in the London area and in south and southI east England, the places attacked in- ; eluding Southampton. EARLIER NEWS SOME DETAILS OF GERMAN LOSSES. iUy Telegraph Press Association- -Copyright) LONDON. January 20. During raids on Britain last night two more German bombers wore brought down. Both crashed in flames. One came down, in Hampshire and the other on a farm hi Sussex. The occupants of both planes were killed At least Six night raiders have been destroyed since Wednesday, In addition another raider was shot down into the Channel yesterday. Southampton received another attack last night, but little damage was done. The vtlieial communique says that enemj aircraft dropped bombs in the south and smith-west of England and at some points nt the London area. AH the raids ended early, Damage was cau-vd. but nowhere was it i*n heavy neale, Several fires v.er- /-t.tried m a town in the south, but they were* soon put Oll * Two enemy bombers were, destroyed during the nigh’. EIRE LIGHTING GOOD WORK IN ENGLISH V I L L A G E. BY Iii’MBEIiS GF THE NEW ORGANISATION ißi’Ci->ved Tin- Day 9.23 am* , RUGBY January 20 j The lire parti* • organised only last] week proved their etlictency when i : l.i . i ~Y raid a number of] ii.ev-Miii: y i .were dropped on a Eagiard village 'File fir*-; b mb. v.eie i x'..:; y.n-hvd iu-fme any; LEW CASUALTIES IN SUNDAY NIGHT RAIDS. ',( r ' FHAMWIX)N THE i'lCN’-‘IPAL i . ,-ivrd '■ Day 9 -m - 1 )(IN, J tnmiry :T ; ;;; ( o . v. !::< I", tl'.*’, ■ f (;<■’ I!-...! t - C I . • la- 1 V. as S t•I. t ’ W I '■ ;• la.il:''.' la ', n.ghl b m-.lwci . m:mm • pl ’ ; .i - » 2 . ( . • .m -i•: lL -M .MM-,I ;V’ r. ; ! ’.v<rr f'.< ; .t-ti pv , f . ; LrjfiH