Evening star., 1940-08-30
BY the Associated Press.

DS the ASSOCIATED PreSS.
LONDON, Aug. 30-Furious dog
fights ragged high in the skies over
London today as waves of German
bombers, some Of them dropping
bombs in dive attacks on the out
skirts, struck again and again at the
British capital.
Three afraid alarms kept the
city running to and from afraid
shelters from just before noon until
nearly pm, when the clear signal
of the last alarm sounded.
The first two waves-perhaps 400
in all-were turned back after fierce
battles. But in the last attack the
sound of dive bombers could be
heard at a distance in the outskirts.
and the sounds of motors indicated
there were large numbers of them.
British sources said the third at
tack, too, was turned back by the
British fighters, aided by an intense
anti-aircraft barrage. First reports
indicated that at least three Of the
bombers had been destroyed.
At least 20 bombers flew at a great
height over one district in London
during this raid. but a swarm of
British fighters met them and split
up the formation.
Suburb Fighting Heavy.
Heaviest fighting occurred over a
London suburb, where hundreds of
afternoon shoppers saw a force Of
British fighter planes pounce on a
formation of more than a score of
raiders flying in the sun.
The planes swirled and dived and
looped in virtual free-for-all as
the formation broke up. Some of
the attack bombers dumped their
missiles in their flight.
A moment after the formation
was broken up, one bomber was
seen falling with two fighters
swooping down on its tail. Two
others crashed near where the first
one fell.
There was an unconfirmed re-
port that at least one other also
may have been shot down in an
other London area during the fight
ing.
The sound of diving planes was
followed by the explosion of bombs,
indicating that some dive -bombers
got in their licks.
Total Cost % Aircraft.
In earlier tries to break through
London's defenses, the Germans lost
IS bomberS, making an indicated
total cost Of today's smash at the
capital % and possibly % or more.
While the third raid on the Lon
don area was in progress the Ger
mans, using dispersion tactics, were
feintlng other areas in the southeast
and northwest.
One plane was reported shot down
in Southeastern England, but it was
not confirmed whether it had been
counted in the earlier official total
of 10.
Two men were reported killed and
several injured when a bomb ex-
ploded in Welsh town.
Streets of the suburbs were crovN
ed with shoppers when the bombs
were dropped. Men and women who
had gone out after the second warm
ing ended, had to take shelter again.
Reports from a southeast town
said that while Londons second
warning was in progress IL high ex-
ploSive bombs and few incendiaries
were dropped in outlying districts,
and several persons were injured
and one man died of shock. Some
houses were badly damaged.
Repeatedly the raiders stormed
against the capitals outlying de-
fenses only to meet with firm re-
sistance from British fighters and
laundering anti-aircraft guns.
10 Planes Shot Down.
The German attackers, who suf-
fered losses in their first attempt to
reach the London area. shifted their
route for the second try.
The days second alarm sounded
about $50 pm. but the all clear
signal came six minutes later.
An hour before the afternoon
alarm sounded, air battles were re-
ported over Southeastern England,
where the raiders were trying to
cross over another section.
While the battle still ragged, the
Air Ministry issued this COM
munique;
Reports received sup to 2 pm.