CASUALTIES IN LONDON

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21216, 12 September 1940, Page 8

CASUALTIES IN LONDON

18 KILLED, 280 INJURED TUESDAY NIGHT’S RAIDS HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES (Official Wireless) (Received Sept. 12, 3.15 p.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 11 In Tuesday night’s enemy activity over London, although much damage was done to private properties, it was \ess than the previous night and the casualties were very much les? severe, according to the Ministry of Home Security. Incendiary bombs caused many fires, but only one major fire was caused and all were soon brought under control. Full reports of the casualties are not yet available, but 18 people are known to have been killed and 280 Injured in the London area. Several casualties on Monday night make the total now reported in the neighbourhood of 400 killed and 1400 injured. * The majority of the fatalities occurred when an elementary school in the East End of London, affording temporary shelter to families whose homes have been destroyed, was hit and collapsed. The German Force again lost nearly a quarter of its raiders in a two-hour air battle over London and south-east England on Wednesday afternoon. So fiercely did the Spitfire and Hurricane pilots attack its enemy formations crossing the coast that only a small proportion of the bombers succeeded in reaching the London dock area, which apparently was the chief target. Of the 73 German raiders the destruction of which by Fighter Command pilots was ascertained up to 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday. 43 were bombers, 19 fighter bombers, and 11 fighters. The anti-aircraft batteries along the Thames are also believed to have . t down several. This means that flic German Air Command lost nearly 200 more airmen.