1940-12-04 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 4, 1940..

KENT TOWN'S SIX AIR RAIDS IN A DAY WHITE

FEATHER the enemy made three daylight bids in force to GIRLS

A KENT COAST TOWN had six air raids when

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pierce defences in the Thames Estuary and the south-east coast.

R.A.F. fighters tore into enemy formations, fly- ing in wave after wave of forty to fifty 'planes, and inflicted losses early estimated at twenty-four. Twelve of our 'planes had been lost, but the pilots of four were known to be safe.

The sirens sounded in the London area again- slightly ahead of Hitler's scheduled time for "nui sance raiders."

In one of the six raids half a dozen bombs were dropped, Business property and a terrace of private houses were damaged.

Broken glass and shrapnel fit- tered several streets of the town, but there was only one casualty.

In one street a bomb made a. direct hit on a hairdresser's shop and almost demolished a confectioner's shop nearby.

A jeweller's shop on the op-

AGAIN

cam-

The first suggestion of a "white feather" paign, similar to that in which hysterical women indulged in the last war, has come from Doncaster, the Yorkshire town which prides itself that two out:

SHOT DOWN of every seven of its citi-

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zens are serving their country in the Forces.

A chemical plumber, aged twenty-four, told a reporter: -

"Many of the women here scem to have no idea of what being in a reserved occupation means.

"Their attitude to young fel- lows like myself, who are reserv- hased at eighteen,

is that we

An R.A.F. pilot, aged posite side of the street was nineteen, who

out.

At a restaurant where the pro- prietor was the only casualty customers had just taken shelter when a bomb wrecked the pre- | mises.

are and

severely damaged and all the Windows in the vicinity blown brought down nine enemy sheltering behind our jobs,

'planes, has been awarded that it is lack of inclination that

keeps us in 'civvies.' the D.F.C.

"The women do not realise Pilot Officer James Eric Stor.that even if reserved

class men rar, of Vicar's Croes, Chester, left their jobs they would not be whose same appears in a list of allowed to join up. awards for gallantry, joined the R.A.F. on leaving school, and get his wings a few days after his eighteenth birthday.

Lunch Ruined

The proprietor of another restaurant sent his customers to shelter in his cellar when' the rald began.

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While they were in the collar

bomb brought down

the ceilings of the restaurant and covered the tables where the customera had jbeen lunching with dust and debris.

Another south-east coast town was the victim of a second "re- venge" air raid within four days.

His is Chester's first D.F.C. When his father, Mr. James Storrar, veterinary surgeon, visit- ed him at his station he asked what was in a letter lying on a table.

"Oh, that's only the D.F.C.," repiled Jimmy.

The list of awards contains six D.F.C.s to officers and two D.F.M.S lo sergeants,

The other D.F.C.s have been won by

When waves of German air.

greeted with heavy anti-aircraft Drought Collier. He led a success- gunfire. They retaliated by ful low-flying attack on an enemy dropping a stick of bombs inei refinery and storage tanks. In the business centre of the spite of his, aircraft having been hit in many places. He continued his attacks until the main attack was completed.

craft passed over they were Squadron-Leader John David

town.

Pubs Destroyed

Nine public-houses were de- stroyed or damaged, but there was only one casualty, a restaur- anf keeper

who was slightly wounded by flying splinters of

Carl

Flying Officer

Raymond Davis: He has been engaged on operational flying since the start of the war, and has destroyed six enemy aircraft and severely dam- aged several others.

glass,

Three women-one a cripple

Flying-Officer Anthony Eyre: --who did not go to shelter Has shot down seven enemy air- during a rald

inflicted damage on at a south-east Craft, and market town

were trapped several others. under a staircase

Flying Officer Richard Max. and killed when

bomb a

struck their well Milne: Has destroyed seven 'house.

enemy aircraft, and seriously A victim of an air raid on a damaged a number of others. south-east coast town, a messen- ger boy, was being buried while anti-aircraft shrapnel fell near the cemetery..

Leaving the graveside, min. ister, mourners and coffin bear. ers, temporarily took shelter under bushes in the cemetery ground.

3 Attacks Fail

As soon as the noise of battle had ceased the service was re- sumed and the all clear sounded as the coffin was being lowered into the grave,

The three mass bids to pene- trate the South-east Coast de fences in daylight ended in the flight of the enemy after fierce battles with RAF fighters.

Six ralders; said the Air Min istry, were bagged in the first battle which. raged from the middle of Kent to the Thames Estuary.

Pilot-Officer Archibald Nigel Charles Weirs. Took part in the fighting over Dunkirk, and has since played a highly successful part in numerous engagements over the Channel. Has destroyed at least five enemy aircraft, three of these in one day.

The two sergeants who get the D.F.M. are Sergeant Eric Know- les and Sergeant Clifford White- head.

GAS ALARM ---IT WAS ONLY OIL

י.

Wardens In a London area sounded their gas rattles and people put on their masks.

It was a false alarm, however, and wardens gave the All Clear to householders within fifteen minutes.

Four of these one a bomber- An official of the local AR.P. were shot down inland by British organisation said that the war- fighters. They belonged to the dens found an olly substance in two strong formations of raiders. the street, and at the same time

They reminded me of a flock noticed a peculiar smell, of sheep trying to get through a hedge into a turnip field (writes a reporter.)

smell was caused by escaping

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"A clear conscience is not much consolationi when you see your best girl going down the street on the arm of a uniformed man."

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