LONDON BARRAGE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 June 1943, Page 4

LONDON BARRAGE

WARM RECEPTION GIVEN TO TWO RAIDERS ONE TURNED BACK FROM SUBURBS. SOME DAMAGE & CASUALTIES. I (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day. 10.50 a.rn.) LO.NDIN, June 1. One of two enemy raiders which crossed the south coast and flew into the London area early this morning found the barrage too hot. It dropped its bombs on a suburban district and fled. Three houses were demolished and six people were killed, others being sent to hospital. The other raider was slightly more daring. It penetrated into London and dropped bombs. Four people were killed and three were injured when a shelter was hit. A bomb set fire to a gas main, which was quickly put out. Firemen and civil defence workers rescued several people from the wreckage of houses. A married woman was found dead in one house, lying over her son, aged three, who was still alive. Her daughter was found seriously injured in another room.

A number of enemy fighter-bomb-ers this afternoon sharply attacked a south coast town. The raiders flew in very low from the sea and dropped bombs throughout the town, damaging a large number of houses, but it is believed there were not many casualties. R.A.F. fighters destroyed five raiders during this attack.