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November 18, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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Vivid Description of the Blitzkrieg

NAZI AIRMEN CRASHED IN SCORES IN THE FIRST MASS-RAIDS ON LONDON

rabbit-shooting.

"THE

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WAVE AFTER WAVE OF GERMAN BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS, 1,500 STRONG over a south-east town. Seven pri- oners were captured, six by Conn- IN ALL, ATTACKED LONDON AND WERE SMASHED BACK WITH HEAVY LOSSES. IT dian soldiers, and the seventh by a WAS THE BIGGEST DAY OF AIR FIGHTING EVER KNOWN AND THE GREATEST-old boy and a man who were A Heinkel was shot down near, a TRIUMPH YET FOR LONDON'S DEFENCES.

form. Two explosions were heard, Few of the raiders got as far as Outer London, but those that slipped through were cut off by our and a ball of are appeared in "War Fund. South China Morning Post, Ltd.”

eventually breaking into three pieces, the tail being flung half a mile from fighters driven into the maze of London's balloon barrage and dealt with piecemeal.

the body. "But they did not escape without attack at the bomber formation, By night the wreckage of Hitler's hopes lay scattered:

A farmer saw a parachutist de- loss: One was certainly brought which completely broke up. Then scending and went out with a pilch- over the open spaces of London's suburbs and the country-down inland with a direct hit, and the Spitfire pilots attacked the bom-fork. Souvenir hunters were quick-

others Acd damaged across the bern singly.

ly on the scene. Some tried to break side of south-east England.

Channel.

One of the fierce air-battles which off a swastika to display for a Spit- - London had three warnings during the day, but they did

Many Waves

Aro preceded an attempt by enemy raiders are fund. One small boy, afraid that not represent three separate rai da. The fighting was continuous

"The waves of Nazi bombers began to reach London was watched with police would deprive him of his from 9 a.m, to dusk.

One bomber fell in flames on crossing the coast here from carly tremendous interest by many thou trophy, hid it up his trouser leg.

Nazi technique attained a new low sewage farm, All the crew lost their morning, mostly in groups of 20. The sands of people in south-east coast

level

A Hurricane pilot who Ilves.

largest formation i saw returning towns. They heard loud bursts of numbered only 12. Generally, the machine-gun fire, and saw our figh- had baled out was riddled with bul- home-going raiders were in twos and ters, 20,000ft, up, diving in and out lets from three Messerschmitts which stusoped on him as he floated down among the enemy formations.

by parachute.

had nint

At dusk the night raiders .came over once more, and London another alarm-the fourth in hours.

One of the night raiders was shot down in flames over the London arch British Aphters were in action over London. They could be seen flashing in and out of the searchlights.

High explosive and Incendiary bombs fell on the outskirts. A fire huspital and another bomb hit R caused a're at an institution.

Crowds of people saw the dogfight which ended in this crash. They

and rren ran out into the streets, and in one shopping centre

threes."

were shouting, "Bring him down," words: Cheers followed when after a burst,

cer

with her hair

Three German 'planes are believed; to have been brought down when they raided a south-cast area for the second time.

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hangkong Stock Exchange Official Summary, issued Saturday says.

The Air Ministry and Milltary of Women Home Security told the story in these "Large forces of enemy aircraft of machine-gun fire, they saw smoke crossed the south-east coast in the pouring from the raider.

morning in three successive waves at

Hundreds of people saw one A girl who had run out from a short Intervals. Our air defence hairdressing saloon half done to watch the spectacle went into action and the battle which bomber brought down by A.A. fire. when the guns started, and watchers said: "I woudn't have missed it to developed resulted in the enemy be-It was flying tremendously high

ing scattered and driven back.

on the ground saw two long trails There is little to repor! due to the them ap- speak to Clock Gable."

A small proportion of

of smoke, and then the plane itself short morning session. Banics, Elec- Passengers in suburban electric proached the

area and at-

to attack falling vertically at a speed so great trics, Trams and Lands remain firm caught In the London cearchlights, train heard the roar of a fight de-tempted unsuccessfully

It was hard to follow it. There was while Roues, Cements and Providents Quickly the A.A. guns opener revelop suddenly overhead.

several aerodromes

column of, were slightly easier. A sergenrt-jor home on leave Counties. These and the Nazis sped chased by lights

ese arlcraft, too, were a terrifle crash and a

black smoke arose, and bursting shella.

shouted "duck." and with his fellow engaged by our fighters and dispersed. "Bombs were dropped indiscrim!- passengers he dropped to the floor;

of Kent and districts for the rest of the journey, thinking nately

Several Umes the

ralders were

Once a 'plane was caught in the lights it did nol escape ull out or

range.

The

In

in

but includes some killed.

the R.A.F., and soon the whole of people haver the district. Scores of in the afternoon later

hastening from shops towards

bel

wheeled, and then cut through againg harassed by three

Most people sentibly took shelter, but thousands stayed in the open to watch the spectacle in the sky.

tions before diving in to the kill.

Watchers in one south-eastern oren saw elght Germans shot down In 40 minutes

the Home

Lost Height

One

Lands $31

Buyers

Humphreys $7

Yaumat Ferries $22.50 Macao Electric (now) $18.00 Entertainments $0.65

Sellers

Watsons $9.75

Sales

Trams $10.50 Electrics (Old) $38 Maeno, Electrics (old) $17.75 Macao Electrics (new) $10.75

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

the train was the object of the Surrey. Slight damage is reported. Another formation of 10 bombers swcoping plane.

One of the ralders, apparently number of ensunities is small, were attacked by A.A. fire, which | The daylight attackers came in waves of 100, cach selecting a differ-separated from the main fight by "Large formations of enemy air-after the Arst few rounds was to ent-direction for the attack.

three British fighters, was being craft again crossed the Kentish coast accurate that the 'planes were lost in shell bursts. It seemed impossible apreading out, Far out at sea they were met by

number of R.A.F. aerodromes attacked by Spitfires. attack a

broke up, and, falling apart, were The British south-east England was a vast aerial home and public shelters stopped over a wide area and attempting to they could survive. The formation

fascinated on the pavements,

Others in the Home Counties. battlefield.

"Preliminary reports indicate that fighters hovered to pick their target, a shattering Compact forces of Splifres and came out of their houses to watch

no serious damage was done to acro- and then dived with Hurricanes cut through the Germans, the fight.

machine dromeo, They saw one enemy

omes, although there was a small burst of machine-gun Are. British number of ensuales, including some The bombers fled all ways. fighters, that wave wild patterns in killed. At one town in the Home made for a cloud; as he came out white exhaust vapour as they dived Counties Industrial premises were a fighter followed him, so close they

It is announced by the Secretary of the and a They damaged

number of

of people seemed to be touching.

British Legion Earl_Hala's Fund__that_the_ To many spectators it seemed that and twisted after the enemy

The planes disappeared, but the Hongkong Poppy Day collection this year the RAF were cmploying

new uw almost the end of the fight, ico, killed and Injured heavily engaged bomber was hovering and limping broke all records.

some minutes later when some of the "The enemy were

Previously acknowledged $25.261.30; Lane tactics. They seemed to concentrats some minute first on breaking up enemy forma- fighters withdrew, leaving ene tolat all points by our fighters, which like a lome duck, and finally lost Crawford Lid. (Collection tina) (23,70;

continue in a long swift glide on inflicted severe losses."

height so much that he disappeared. Cheung Chau per Miss Miliken (Collee the tnemy 'plane.

The Air Ministry News Service A third 'plane was Arst hit by then tina) $42.35; "Goll Match"

Gordon 15.00: E. M. K. $3.00; Hongkong the tail of

They also saw the pursuing 'plane adds these details:

AA. fire, and then attacked by Signal Company $50.00; Further Street He too lost height to Bales $30.00. Total $25,440.41. Garmon bombers and fighters con- Spitfires. return triumfter seeing his!

centrated attacks, for the second day rapidly that it was obvious he could opponent A of London had One district

Surprisingly little damage was running, on aerodromes in south-cust not escape, grand-stand view of the fighting.

In nearly England. Three times Spitfires and

The ralders were having a

Dad These people saw a formation of caused by the raiders.

bombs blindly when attacked, only formations. once or twice could they claim to In the first attack, shortly before some fled in the wrong direction, the German air force sent only to be driven out to where the a midday. have reached anywhere

military

over 150 bombers and about the same fighters were waiting for theip. objective. The

Two high-explosive bombs were After crossing the Kent coast, the dropped on a town in Kent during fighting significantly makes no ocial German account of the numbers of fichter escaris.

enemy spread out fanwise, formations mention of the attack on London,

the morning. One fell on a road Berlin states that the raids were of 50 aircraft attempting to bomb way, missing 30 houses by a matter following donation to the Then the Spitfires got above them,

Surrey aerodromes. broke them into three, and forced led by a formation

of destroyer, Kent and them several thousand feet down.

planes

which engaged Spitfires and The second raid took place in the of yards, Gas and water mains were The

nghters

reemed to pause to Hurricanes over the British coast for afternoon and was on a smaller scale, damaged, and ares started. No one

was injured.

The plek their targets, then drove the purpose of clearing the way for but it was followed up an hour later

other bomb made a crater 25 following Three bombers came down at

once,

formotions of bomber by another mass raid. Once again Another bomber made for a patch fighters.

the enemy used more than 200 air yards wide and five yards deep and "A great number of air battles craft and widened the area of their scattered stones and lumps of earth of cloud. A Soltire went after it.

neighbouring gardens, There was n rattle of machine-gurt, developed from Dover to Ensibourne attack to north of the Thames.

Within an hour the occupant put and the bember foll out, while the and lasted on on average from five

Patrolling

up a nu

notice reading, "Threepence to Splure followed it down. This bom- to ten minutes each.

During the morning raid 11 Hurri-ee the cruter, in aid of Dr. Barnardo's

Homes," bor appeared to fall to the ground,

cane pilots inflicted a crushing defeat

A Spitfire pilot who had been in on formations of Heinkels and Mes-

several

Surrey, engagements over wasserschmlit Jaguars.

came across a formation of three big Ho was Patrolling over the Channel, the Dorniers at great height."

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Germans the most successful at-every case they jettisoned their Hurricanes broke up large Germ time. They seemed bewildered, and Guard Room, Murray Barracks, Odd

tack of the day tackled by British Oghters.

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The Germans were flying at n great height, but a terrific barrage of accurate A.A. fire brake them up and scattered them in every direction.

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Another was driven up by. R. A heavily damaged. Hangars

followed it and there were a few mn-destroyed on the ground." ments of intense machine-gun fire.

Then the bomber came plunging

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fire until it was lost to view. Fighters destroyed, and several 'planes were British pilots first sighted 60 Heinkels able only to get in one brief burst Feen-a-mint regularly for proper

fying at 10.000ft. in sections of three. when he ran out of ammunition. This communique conflicts with the Then the Hurricane pilots saw that He zoomed above the Germans elimination. Result: a better ap- down, dead straight with first a thin more reliable account staying above the Heinkels were large then dived on the nearest, crashing petite, more restful sleep, more

from numbers of Jaguars, and, flying still, deliberately into the German

energy. Feel younger and far. wirp and then a great cheet of smoke reporter stationed in a coastal area:

"Squadron after squadron of higher, were Messerschmitts. behind it. There was a terrifle crash Messerschmitt fighters, including the The Hurricane pilots decided to at-to

more fit with Ore after another the bombers crack formation of orange-nosed tack the Henkel bombers first. They

as it fell.

slightly abeam. The German began

spin away in flames. The Spitfire pilot leaped from his

landed by land, as they reported afterwards, parachute with nothing more than flames. Six in all were shot downTheir object was plain. They "effectively broke up the formation." scratches and bruises. Three of the at this point.

wanted to tempt our fighters up after The Hurricanes then attacked the Germans also baied out, but two were

of bombers Jaguars, shooting down six and des-burned to death. The watching crowds forgot their them, so that waves peril and run into the streets cheer- could pass nign overhead to and from the same rald, six Spitfire pilots; rowed a rifte from a barge and waded

troying probably two more. ing wildly, Thore, who were in inland targets without opposition. shelters heard the shouting and

came hurtling out of the sky in yes, swept in and out of the dew at them head-on, shot down two crumbled machine and Feen-a-mint

A corporation crane driver bore.

en thev, loo. Joined the cheering plan did not work. Although dived out of the sun on about 80 over. foreshorê mud at a south-east

noise of

Sut

1 have seen at least 150 Mosier Messerschmitt Jaguar fighter-bom-town to arrest a German, one of did not see one dog-fight, bers, They were dying three miles several who baled out from・・ three schmitts, I thrown until the

crashing planes over the town the Our Oghters were otherwlio and high in four circles of 20. shouting drowned the TOAT of better-employed. They were after As the Spitfires dived to attack, 20 The airman put up his hands and engines overbend, the rattle of the bombers.

Messerschmitt 100 protecting fighters was taken over by a military guard, The Messerschmitt phots machine-runs, not the boom that

were hurtled down in line astern and who kept back an angry crowd, Tho told that

German had crash- disconcerted. In the end they did joined in the battle,

airman said: "I am glad it is finishe what all true Germans would obey- Two of the Jaguars' were crippled, ed." ed and ex onvolling ́ed instructions to the letter. Keep- pnd were last seen falling with white :

Mrs. D. Bleckett, who was home from the City to her suburban ing discreetly out of range of our smoke pouring from the fuselage. home said. "Our train was just out- A.A. guns as much as they could, side a railway station when a bom- they new around in spectacular other formation of 80 German bom from the south-east Fierce anti- bakimmad the son of the train, style,

bers protected by about the same aircraft fire drove them back, and Flames were bursting from its toll, They gleamed In the sunshine, and number of Bighters,

two bombers came down several Italved low and then tead, enthralled civilian watchers with The bombers wore flying in waves miles out to.

Three Cerere brought People in the train were so thrilled their unmolested evolutions. But with the fighters circling above. The that they cheered.”

"they attempted and achieved nothing.| R.A.F. squadron leader led a head-on down in a dog-fight which took place

Ten more Spitfire pilots routed an-

w Down In Sea

Over this town 200 Germans came

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