MORE AIR RAIDS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21197, 21 August 1940, Page 8

MORE AIR RAIDS

NAZIS OVER ENGLAND CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE ATTACKERS DRIVEN OFF j (United Press Assn.—Eloc. Tel. Copyrlg-ht) (Received August 21, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON. August 20 A daylight raid on a Welsh town caused "two explosions. Two persons were fatally injured and several seriously injured. House property in a working-class district was considerably damaged, the streets being littered with glass. A neighbouring town was bombed soon afterwards, but no damage resulted. A bomb dropped from an isolated raider in a south-eastern area caused a few casualties. Two anti-aircraft shells scared off a raider approaching the south-east coast. Another raider, flying at 20,000 feet, dropped 150 bombs on a southeastern farmland, causing no damage, but providing members of the raid squad and the Home Guard with excellent practice in fire-extinguish-ing. The Germans gave a fireworks display with flares over a north-east coastal town, but did not attempt bombing until the flares were extinguished. More Bombs Dropped An Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security communique states: This morning the enemy activities over this country were comparatively slight. Bombs were dropped on two towns, one in Essex and the other in South Wales. In both places houses were hit and some persons were injured. A small number of these casualties were fatal. Bombs were also dropped on a South Wales port, the damage being small. In the afternoon raiders approached the south-east coast in stronger force. An East Anglican town was attacked, but no casualties are so far reported. The damage was confined to broken windows. The main objective of the afternoon attack appears to have been an aerodrome on the south coast, but the enemy showed no desire to press home the attack and very few of his aircraft succeeded in penetrating our defences. No damage was done.