In the sea off Scotland. 3. German Air Force . Night of October 27th/28th. (Further reports). Casualties in London area so far reported are 25 killed and 64 wounded. At Coventry no serious damage has been reported from key point factories. Casualties for the town were sparse and none fatal. Daylight October 28th. During the morning enemy activity was slight but increased towards midday when about 20 aircraft approached London. At 4 p.m. larger formations appeared; 30 aircraft approached Portsmouth area, lO0 flew in as far as Southern Outer London area but soon turned back and about another 130 penetrated inland, some to Essex and others to Southern outskirts of London. Several interceptions were made by our fighters. Minor bombing resulted chiefly in Kent, Sussex, and Essex but only slight damage is reported except at Maidstone where fairly wide damage was caused to house property. Night of October 28th/29th. Activity though widespread was on reduced scale to recent nights. London and Birmingham were main objectives although several large towns in the Northeast, Northwest and Midlands were visited. From midnight onward the concentration was chiefly on Southeast England and suburbs of London, many aircraft turning back without reaching central area. One enemy aircraft was damaged by our fighters and one shot down by anti-aircraft /fire |