Sunday Post - 01.09.1940, Qupperneq 1

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Fierce air fighting over England yesterday.
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38 Geriran planes brought down.
London, August 31st.
There has been fierce air fighting over
England to-day. It is known so far that 38
German planes have been shot down. 16
British planes are missing, but 11 of the
pilots are safe. The fighting began at 7
O’clock this morning when large formations
of enemy aircraft came in over the south
coast and the Thames estuary. They were
met by British fighters who soon dispersed
them and a large formation was broken1 up
by anti-aircraft fire. A few bombers suc-
ceeded in getting over the London area and
a single flyer dived down and machine-
gunned the people in the streets of a London
suburb. Several bombs fell and a few houses
were damaged, but there are few casualties.
No news of any serious damage to aero-
dromes has so far been received.
One enemy squadron made a daring attack
on barrage balloons at Dover and succeeded
in bringing one of them down.
(Late this afternoon the fourth air raid
warning of the day was sounded in London.
FOUR AIR RAID WARNINGS IN
LONDON YESTERDAY.
London, August 31st.
(Although a considerable number of enemy
aircraft took part in last nights raid on
London only a few of them reached the city.
Several houses in one area were damaged
and two persons were killed by a direct hit
on an Anderson shelter. In another area
where there were a large numbers of Ger-
man refugees considerable damage was done
and several persons injured. The attacks
lasted 61/2 hours. \
J [Lands!.
Although this was London’s most trying
raid so far the people came out smiling this
morning.
There were raids in several other parts of
the country.
62 GERMAN PLANES DOWN ON
FRIDAY.
London, August 31st.
A communique from the Air Ministry sta-
tes that in yesterday’s battles at least 62
German planes were brought down. The
British lost 25 planes, but 15 of the pilots
are safe.
SABOTAGE IN BELGIUM.
London, August 31st.
The German controlled Radio Brussels
announced yesterday that acts of sabotage
had been done in a certain district in Bel-
gium. The inhabitants were threatened with
reprisals. All Belgian ex-soldiers living in
three communes in this district are to be
imprisoned and if the culprits are not found
further reprisals will be taken. — There is
news of disturbances in Czechoslovakia and
rumours that the Germans are. going to in-
corporate that country.
GOERING - OR BARRAGE BALLOON?
London, August 31st.
A New York story tells that Goering had
been in a German plane which was shot
down over South England. His body had
been brought to London for identification.
On hearing this story the Germans became
very indignant and immediately announced
that Herr Reichsmarschall Goering was in