The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-04

"The Marck airdrome at Calais was attacked at 12:15 a. m. and l a. m. and another raider bombed the Guines airfield southeast of Calais" :" the ministry said.
 Further inland two raiders were bombing the Abbeville airdrome when a battery of heavy anti-air- craft guns began firing at one ot them. The other aircraft dropped a salvo of high explosives on the guns, which at once ceased firing"
 The ministry said that the raids began soon after nine o'clock last night and lasted until l a. m. When RAF bombers made series of counter attacks on advanced strik- ing bases of the German air force in the Pas De Calais area"
 The morning raid on London was made by 40 members escorted by a large number of Messerschmitts' Most of the invaders were driven back over the North sea, but two Heinkel bombers escorted by six fighters dropped high explosive and incendiary bombs on the southeast coast.
 The second bombing of the Lon- don area came during the luncheon hour. Patrons continued to eat Traffic continued normally and only few persons took refuge in shelters.
 German planes this afternoon were reported in the vicinity of a southwest coast town which this morning had two air raid warnings Anti-Aircraft fire was heard on both occasions. During the second warning British fighters were seen pursuing a lone German bomber.
 A big force of raiding planes came over the coast, hardly visible in a light haze. AS they came in from the sun, squadron Of Brit ish fighter planes dived down from the sky and there was a dramatic battle at 15,00O feet.
 Two of the raiding planes crash ed within a few minutes and the remainder, scattering, streaked for France, rOuCeQ.
 The attacking planes brought an air raid alarm to London, just miss ing the peak of the morning rush hour. Alarms sounded at 9:18 a. m. and the "all clear" was sounded half an hour later at 9:48.
 Earlier a big fleet of raiding planes had crossed the southeast coast at great height. The planes met terrific anti-aircraft gun fire and, after flying over a coastal town tried to force way up the Thames, only to meet new blast of fire which forced them to turn back.
 German planes had been active along the southeast coast since dawn. Early formations consisted of few planes each. flying at great height. It appeared that the planes were seeking to reach inland ob- jectives, probably London, because they did not drop bombs in the coastal area. AS the morning ad- vanced their activities became all most incessant.
 x1ullll CNo Ol AlASli CAPAOoAfS oAhA incendiary bombs had been dropped on a northwest England town early today. Most of them landed in su- burbs where they wrecked homes and caused numerous casualties. Bombs fell on a church, @ convent and a nursing home.
 A communique of the air and home security ministries on the nights activities said that enemy at- tacks on this country during the night were not on an extensive scale and were mainly directed at the northwest and the area of the Bris- tol channel.
 London's night raid warning came at ii:34 last night and the all clear" was sounded 70 minutes later at ii:60. Two groups Of raiders after dropping bombs on Kent County had tried to pierce the Thames bar. rage toward London. They were met by hundreds of antl.alrcraft shells and driven back without hav' Ing . chance 70 bomb.
 Dy RICHARD c. HOTTELET lUnlled Press btalf CaFFemp0ndentl
 Berlin, Sept, l-- (up) -- German planes using llifFasree rays photos fFaphod and bombed obieeiiyeb if U..1s..l l.- ..l1l. "A I...s~ laka.s