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Dogfights At 15,000 Feet: Bomb Damage Negligible
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·A REUTER MESSAGE states that great air battles were fought yesterday from the middle of Kent to the Thames Estuary when enemy aircraft flew over the south Kent coast and other and larger force over Kent's north coast.
an-
WHEN ENGAGED BY BRITISH FIGHTERS the hostile air- craft split up and were driven back. An Air Ministry communi- que states that reports received up to 8 pm, show that 24 enemy aircraft were shot down by our fighters. Twelve of our aircraft were lost but the plots of four are known to be safe.
A few bombs were dropped and flash from the sky One fell in one town on the Thames the wayes several miles off and Estuary some damage was done the other screamed down in a and a small number of casualties shallow dive and plunged down caused.
flames.
The pilot, who had baled out, found soldiers waiting to take him into custody as soon as his fert touched the ground.
KING, QUEEN IN
AIR RAID
LONDON, Aug. 29 Reuter), The King and Queen de- clined to allow the air rald warning on Tuesday night to Interfere with their all-night Journey to visit the Northern Command.
Sirens were sounding when they drove from Buckingham Palace but they continued to the station and the Royal tain ran slowly until the "alt clear was sounded,
ITALIAN POST
IN FLAMES
of Sudanese
There were
อ
few
is
GENERAL
Brian's air defences. A battery of anti-aircraft guns on the coast.
NAZI ECONOMIC LIFE DISRUPTED.
WORKERS' MORALE
AFFECTED
HOPES FOR NEW -BRITAIN
CAIRO, August 29 Reuter)—A; into the water with a mighty communique states that on Mon- One of the escorting Messersch. splash without leaving a trace on day mechanised Brush patrol mitts was shot down by a Hurrithe surface. cane near a "south-eastern town. Another dogfight started almost raided-the-Itellar frontier post
troops successfully| It crashed into an orchard behind immediately at about 15.000 feet. of Adardeb, which was left in -some cottages and burst into After several rapid bursts of flames and many casualties were
"Britain is not only fighting machine-gun fire, a fighter toppled inflicted..
LONDON, August 29 (Reuter) war, she is going through a re out of the sky trailing smoke and
Experts on Germany's economie volution," writes the Boston Her burst into flames. It fell several again bombed
Yesterday afternoon Halfa was system expressed the view in ald in New York,..
with negligible London yesterday that the R.A.F. miles ind.
damage,
"Perhaps the most remarkable bombing raids have seriously thing is that in the midst of be- casualties checked amongst the civilians
much of the German leaguered London, men of "intel- but
none economic was fatal.
life and affected the ligence and foresight can
calmly synthetic oil production in many study, discuss, and even wel- places. The morale of workers is come this profound intercal de also suffering from the repeated velopment. raids.
"British thought is not entirely Incidentally, it is reported that confined to military problems of Industrial workers in Ruhr have the moment, crucial as they are. been going to bed at 8 pm. In but is able, with its remarkable order to get some sleep before trait of self-detachment, to ap- the air raids start,, Longer nights, praise the nation's long-term it is pointed out. will enable the needs and lay plans for meeting RAF to penetrate even further them. Into Germany and attack the big plants.
"The scream of its engines and When they crossed the coast-thud as it hit the ground were line, the German aircraft were heard five miles away, while the subject to Aerce anti-aircraft Pilot, who had baled out high up, .Are. Two airmen were seen to slowly floated down out of the blue bale out and drift out to sea with sky parachutes.
BIGGEST BAG
LONDON, R.A.F.
vice.
noon
reports of any bombs having been dropped in the London area
་
Enemy planes were also re ported over 10 other towns In- (cluding a town in Wales. It is reported that some bombs were dropped on two south-east coast towns and one Midland
They give hope, moreover, that
EARLIER REPORT LONDON Aug 20 (Reuter-It is Aug. 29 (Reuter confirmed in official sources that Fighter Command pilots there has been very considerable caught their biggest bag yesterday enemy activity over the Kent coast afternoon when more than 100 and Thames Estuary this after- enemy plunes approached the south-east coast
town. The enemy has been directing about 5 p.m.. states the Air Ministry news ser-heavy attacks, full details of which BRITISH PROBLEMS
a new Eritain will eventually arise. are not yet available. But it is.
Port traffic from Hamburg and LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)-A Bremen has been affected and a application of democracy, may a Britain which, in its practical Some Messerschmitts, dived into enemy aircraft have been destroy-a south-east town yesterday suf- sources. Aircraft production also
already known that at least 15 soldier was admitted to hospital in raih placed on German rail re-outdistance the world" the cloud as soon as Spitfires and ed. Hurricanes pursuing them came
fering from a dislocation of the has been affected. into sight.
jaw caused when he yawned dur- Production of oil in Europe, ex- ing an air raid.
Germany's nuisance raiders are estimated at 11.280,000 tons and cluding the USSR., in 1940 1s setting the Eritish people new while in peacetime Germany con- problems and the principal me is samed 20,000,000 tons yearly her lack of sleep.
difficulty, now that supplies from The headmistress of one school abroad are cut off, can be as- London area and enemy planes pupils were present after an early.
Searchlights were active in the reports that only 12 of her 150 sessed. were reported over two south-fraid owing to dislocation of sleep. western towns and also over towns But later evidence goes to show
are already de veloping a new technique. They
Others were "milling around" as one British pilot said, locking ready enough, for a fight"
British fighters shot down ten Messerschmitts
Several more in addition are be- lieved to have been destroyed al- though their loss could not be proved.
1:
"NUISANCE RAID""
LONDON, Aug. 2 Reuter)-Last night's raid was slightly ahead of Hitler's "night nuisance raiders time schedule set on Monday and Tuesday.
ANZAC CONTINGENT
IN ENGLAND
A large contingent of New Zealan- ders, consisting of pilots, air gun
LONDON August 29 (Reuter)--
ners and naval airmen, has arrived at the United Kingdom for service In the Royal Navy and the Fiest Air Arm GARISSA BOMBED Jordan, officially welcomed
The High Commissioner. Mr.
Shortly after the sirens stopped are becoming accustomed to the Last night's communique, stated
LONDON, August 29 Reuter)-men at port of arrival, In the London area half a dozen raids. fares drifted to the earth at dir-1
that normal ground reconnals-
enemy force was encountered. meeting the sances were carried out and no
in the north-east and the Mid-that the publie
After the fight four British pilots lands.. were missing.
.!
WHIRLWIND BATTLES
The public are LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)ferent points, splitting into two altuation by a switchover of their Yesterday afternoon's raid on the before dying out.
..household, whereby the lowest and south-east coast was the fourth of Though the warning, lasted for safest rooms in a the day and the fiercest for nearly two hours there are no confirmed the bed-rooms.
house become a fortnight.
Seven planes were shot down- Ave on land and two in the sea- In less than an hour during a series of whirlwind battles between British and German fighters,
The pilots of two German planes downed several miles inland saved their lives by baling out.
HIGH-FLYING RAID
At another point on the south- east coast, -21 German bombers: escorted by fighters, flew over 2 town at 10,000 feet. They met speedy British opposition and six, enemy machines were seen to crash."
One Messerschmitt burst into flames à few miles outside the
bombs on the water before crash-
ing. Four of the crew were res- cued by fishing boats.
Garissa was bombed by three enemy aircraft yesterday but there were no casualties op damage,
MILITARY ANALYST SEES CHANGE
IN HITLER'S AERIAL WARFARE TACTICS
In the resumption of Germany's, aerial semi-blitzkrieg.against Great Britain, despite what the Germans call favourable weather conditions, a possible change in Chancellor Adolf Hitler's air strategy is indicated, writes J. W. T. Mason, United, Press Mi- tary-Expert. in the Manila Bulletin
Previous large-scale ralds, continued throughout the day, be- cause the attacks were scattered over the whole of Britain. Wed- nesday's offensive at the openin; concentrated on more limited objectives,
hazard attacks.
CANADIAN ARMY CORPS FOR ENGLAND
OTTAWA, Aug. 29 (Reuter
be
A Canadian Army Corps will formed in England under Lieu- tenant-General McNaughton, Com- mander-in-Chiet of the Canadian Active Service Force, as soon as
town. The pilot baled out but the that the German high command is tions. Thus,
The change technique suggests to three fighters in their opera- the second Canadian division has parachute broke and he was killed. dissatisfied with the results of include only some 50 bombers, or Colonel Ralston, Defence Minister, 200 enemy planes completed its English training. A bomber pilot released his what may be described as hap-that the damage done is dispro-declared yesterday at a press con-
portionate to the total number of ference in Ottawa. WASTEFUL ATTACKS
planes reported engaged. Most Colonel Ralston added: "And They appear wasteful, and the British streets are narrow, pre-that won't be very long!" Inland damage does not fit the seating small target space, and The Minister for Defence also basic German purpose which is the limiting the effects of German revealed that the Third Canadian attempted destruction of British machine gun fire when the attack- Division was being concentrated ports as an aid to hampering er overcome the balloon entangle on the Atlantic seaboard during British shipping. "
ments. The British attacks on
-the Bret fortnight of October and enemy "territory Ive been consistently judgment in counter-offensive. By
Britain showed psychologicur continued...
"Our front line is on the English
DOGFIGHTS AT 15,000 Later a Reuter correspondent on the clifs saw two other fighters
HELP TO FIGHT med at small objectives, such as a surprise attack on north Italian Channel and our drive Is to put
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By concentrating their attacks,
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individual ports like Hamburg. in-cities, British aviators caught the everything there, even if it means dustrialized like Cologne, the in- Italianis, off guard and delivered going short over here. dustrialized Ruhr, and oil storage the heaviest air attack on Italy The present is just a phase, centres of Channel ports.
since Premier Benito Mussolint de. which is to be followed by a Brt clared war two months ago. tish offensive. We cannot tell the Germans will use more planes This came at the moment when they are doing now in active de EFFECT ON MORALE
when or where, but the Canadians against one objective, although the Italians were reading. German
will play their part as well as simultaneously British defense planes and units will unite in over Britain. Such an assault, ac- accounts of devastating bombings greater numbers. This new tac- leal operation differentiates the propaganda leaflets, must affect companied by the scattering of recent battles from previous ones. the Italian morale and aliar The Germans have been con reactions to the German accounts centrating against British balloon of the effectiveness of the ralds barrages, trying to clear away over Britain'. these dangerous obstacles to dive By the simultaneous bombings The Governor of Gibraltar es operations, but the British seem of German objectives, the British terday returned the visit of the to have a sumclently large reserve emphasized the strength of their Governor of Algeciras, He was BC- supply to send replacements aloft own air force and their ability to companied by the Flag Omcer Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. to be one purpose of the German defending their own territory A salute of 17 gung was fired
for those destroyed. This seems counter-attack vigorously while Commanding North Atlantic,
The German people camot tall both on his arrival and on his DISPROPORTIONATE DAMAGE to realize that the semi-blitzkrieg departure and toasts to the King The British report that the Ger- has not bottled up Britain's air and General Franco were ex mans are using about one bomber power
changed.
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