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No. 18361

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1940. #ЯŁ 四拜望 號九廿月八英港香

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500 PLANES LAUNCH RAID ON SOUTH-EAST: TWO-HOUR BATTLE WITH SPITFIRES

Special to the Telegraph

NEARLY 500 GERMAN BOMBERS SWEPT OVER SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND YESTERDAY IN A NEW SERIES OF MASS AIR RAIDS.

The Nazis concentrated over the Kent coast and Thames Estuary, where a full- scale air battle raged for some hours.

Before the battle, the first German machines formed a rough smoke Swastika in

*** the sky as a guide to their

re-inforcements.

Nazi Raid Made Him Yawn:

He Dislocated His Jaw!

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter).—A soldier admit- ted to hospital in a south-east town to-day was suffer. ing from dislocation of the jaw caused when he yawned during an air raid.

AERIAL BATTLES

DESCRIBED

How Nazi Raiders Were Thrashed

By H. C. HICKINBOTHAM

UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT

AT AN ENGLISH COAST TOWN, Aug. 28 (UP), -At least fourteen German bombers were brought down in this area during to-day's raids.

In addition to these, I saw at least two more hits by A.A. fire.

But the swastikas also guided them to their doom, for the R.A.F. were waiting.

Five German planes were shot down over land and two over the sea during a series of dog-fights along the coast.

King and Queen in Raid

King George and Queen Elizabeth were making a train Journey when one of Tuesday night's air raids | was in progress. The Royal trainj moved slowly until the all-clene traa sounded.

Yesterday, great air battles were fought from the Middle of Kent to the Thames Estuary.

Crashed Into Orchard Enemy aircraft flew over the south Kent Coast sand soon afterwards another and larger force came over Kent's north coast.

When engaged by British fighters, the hostile aircraft spilt up and were driven buck,

One of the escorting Messerschmitts

was shot down by a Hurricane near

a

south-castern town, it crashed

into an orchard behind some cottages and burst into flames.

The pilot, who had bailed out successfully, found soldiers waiting to take him into custody as soon as his

For the first time in the war, a German pilot surren-feet touched the ground.

dered in mid-air.

He was engaged in bombing operations when he was suddenly cut off by three R.A.F. Hurri- canes.

He placed both his hands in the air, signifying that he wns not offering combat.

fire

The Hurricanes ceased

And directed the German pilot where to land.

He implicitly obeyed their instrucs tions and landed on u fleld, His machine was captured intact.

24 NAZI PLANES ARE DOWNED

Messerschmitte Suffer

LONDON. Aug. 28 (Reuter). -An Air Ministry communique states that a large number of The pliot surrendered in mid-air enemy aircraft again attempted after his crew of three had bailed out to penetrato our fighter defen-

Mid-Air Surrender

of the plane in panto-stricken haste, cea during the afternoon. They landed safely by parachute and were quickly rounded up.

Few bombs were dropped except

In one town on the Thames Estuary,

In today's dog-fights I saw eighteen where some darnage was done and German bombers come out of the sun small number of casualties caused. at 20,000 feet, with Messerschmitts Reports up to 8 pm. show 24 air- even higher above them in the sub- craft shot down by our fighters. stratosphere.

Twelve of our aircraft were lost

As they left the friendly protection but the pilots of four are known to

of the clouds, A.A. guns opened up be safe.

with an ear-shattering roar, and the

shells purat in puffs of red smoke

right underneath the bombers.

‚ÂÂ... Brosh Up Formation

So intense was the fire from

Nazis Run Away

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter) R.A.F. Fighter Command pilots caught their biggest bag of yesterday during

When they crossed the coast-line, the German aircraft were subjected to ferce anti-aircraft fire. Two air- men were seen to ball out and drift: out to sea with parachutes.

("United Press" And "Router" Messages)

LATEST

Flood Blocks Burma Road

CHUNGKING, Aug. 28 (Reuter)

the afternoon when more than 100-It is reported that the Burma Road

archies turning back towards the enemy planes approached the south is at present blocked by foods several feet deep in the neighbourhood of p.m., states the Air

Pacshop

some 870 kilometres from Ministry news service:

Traffic

were almost immediately east coast about

engaged by British fighters and as Some Messerschmitts dived into Kuminis expected to be interrupted

they disappeared they dived for the the cloud as soon as Spitfires and

Despite closure of the road to pro-

sed, seeking to prevent the speedy Hurricanes pursuing them came into for at least ten days. little below and pouring their rain

[of}

RAFA machines from getting sisers were “milling around" as hibited imports, there has still been deadly lend into their bellies. Jone British pilot sald, "looking ready

ng machine caught fire just before [moush for a £ght.”....**

disappeared. It fell into the British fighters shot down ten

Messerschmitte.

sca.

The British pursuit planes tora Several more in addition are be Into the German raiders like shots Reved to bava been destroyed from a gun and at one stage the sky although their loss could not be appeared to be filled with battling proved,

After the aght four: British pilots planes

In this battle alone four German were missing. machines, a bomber and three Messerschmitts, were definitely shot

down

As I telephone: this despatch to London the sixth raid of the day to beginning.

LONDON,

Aug 28 (Reuter) Members of the Canadian-United States Defence. Board have started their tour of Eastern Canada's coastal defences.

BERLIN RAID ALARM

BERLIN, Aug. 28 (UP)—The air raid alarm was sounded at 2.50 a.m. 10-day (8.50/a.m. H.K.T.).

RAF. Raids on Garm

Pare FIVE

considerable commercial traffic to China since lorries belonging to forelyn and Burmese companies are allowed to carry sumelent petrol for the return journey.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS

-BRITAIN'S ARCHIES ROAR

BRITAIN MAY Italian Grab This Year, Says Paper

BEGIN DRIVE Will Greece Go Way

SPECIAL TO THE ¿TELEGRAPH

OTTAWA, Asg.) 28 (UP) — The prediction that Britain would shortly assume the offen- sive against Germany was made to-day by the Canadian Minister for Defence.. Mr. Halston.

Alien the ting. Dome, cho ‘de- clared, Canada's overness forven

An offensive phase is com would be in the thick of 12"

Ing. Mr. Raision, declared. He added that, a fourth Canadian division would probably be fa the field; fully equipped, by De- cember. 18.

That Lowlands Went?

American Opinion

WHEN-

On the left is a photograph the cameraman waited seven days for a chance to get-the "ono in a thousand" shot of a battery of ́A.A. guns firing in unison. The photo above shows all that remains of one of the Nazis they brought down.

HITLER ABANDONS "BLITZ" AGAINST BRITAIN

By MADAME TABOUIS THE FAMOUS FRENCH POLITICAL COMMENTATOR, WHO IS NOW WRITING IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Aug. 28 (UP). I have just been informed from very reliable sources that Hitler has decided to play his war game in the Mediterranean.

Within a few days he is going to transfer a substan- tial force to the Mediterra- nean in order to reinforce the Italians.

He will try to conquer the British forces in the East by. simultaneous attacks from the sea on Alexandria and by land invasion of Egypt from Libya and Abyssinia..

Hitler has been forced to change his plans, because of the tremendous dimculties he has encountered in the Battle of Britain.

Shortage of Petroleum

He is becoming acutely short of petroleum, and in order to rectify this the Axis must obtain supremacy In the Mediterranean.

and Iran,

He feels that If he can obtain this supremacy England will be deprived NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (Domel)-Greece's position of the petroleum which the now to-day is as precious as the Dutch and Belgian last winter obtains from. Iraq

This would also end any possibility when Germany caused intermittent alarm before in the Soviet Union turales, auker for against the Axis. If the altuation becomes un- vasion, the New York Times reports from Belgrade.

The paper said some think favourable to Germany.

Well informed circles here view, Italy will make a grab upon the the stand succeeds in holding her

situation as follows: Balkans this year assuming that own in the Mediterranean and

North

Air Raid Deliberate, Says Dublin Coroner

winter

Germany is headed for a quick Sea, she will face the coming

inder: the best possible conditions victory.

| Anglong as Aritain continues: Others opine that the Axis may must obtain her petroleum through rule the Mediterranean, Germany Invado Greece as part of the Eastern Rumania,cmostly via the Danube, war because: such an attack may which freezes overila winter. divert the forces of the British Lect.

Country's Internal Troublés ·

SPECIAL TO. THE “TELEGRAPH" DUBLIN, Aug. 28 (UP)The killing of three people in Eire earlier this week was caused by a German plane which deliberately bombed non-military and neutral objectives.

This summing up was given were not dropped on one

iry into the occasion. Instead, the German latent discord between the followers of General Johny Metaxas and the ree people, held planes returned and dropped late Republican lender, MLEleutherios

MP Bintan more bombs," said the Coroner Vanizelos ESAMIA SULUN roner of Dublin. All three victims were women General Metaxas (ths a

KANCESE ARE A BRITAIN AND THE We get the Meanwhile, though the Creek Gov

ernment has the support of the CANARY ISLANDS population, there is obviously

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placate the Axit as long as possi

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do not know how anybody can suggest that the bombing! bombs necidental, heald Mr. O

However Germany, favouri stantier ClotELIFT CHA

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