The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-12
Air Fight On England
 Rages Again Today
Continued From Page D

man planes flying at 8 great height had put out a 15-nlile smoke screen. The follow-up planes emerged from this screen.
 100 In First Fight
 More than 100 planes participated in the first battle when the Ger mans, undismayed by losses in yes- terday's mass duels, put by the Brit ish air ministry at 60 out 400, re- turned to the attack in a determined attempt to destroy the coastal bal- loon barrage.
 In the second fight about 30 Junker-88s flew over a southeast England town in the biggest raid on that immediate area since the war started.
 Five Germans were shot down in each encounter, it was reported, and in the second at least 12 German airmen jumped in parachutes. One of the raiders in the second battle was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, the others by fighter planes.
 In prelude to the larger battle British planes intercepted some of the raiders off the coast but others got through to make attack after after attack on the balloons. The enemy succeeded in destroying only one balloon. however, it was re- ported.
 Over Wide Area
 The air and home security minis tries reported that large scale en- emy activity is occurring over a wide area of the channel and the Thames estuary but details are moi yet available"
 The communique said enemy planes crossed the Kent coast ano bombed several points near the shore.
 Reports so far indicate casualties were few but one was fatal" the communique said.
 Witnesses reported that in one at- tack bunker dive-bombers "roarec down" in two waves, the first con- taining about q planes, the second about IS. Their bombs started Q fire, it was said.
 q saw about 30 Junkers come roaring down." an eye witnes re. ported. 'Five of them were de stroyed. Anti-aircraft batteries put up a terrific fire and one bomber had its tail shot off. It dived straight down behind some houses.
 About 12 Germans bailed out. saw one sinking slowly down. was just about at the afraid shel- ter when somebody shouted, Look out, they're coming down. I saw bombs falling from the planes ano some of them, believe, landed on 6 golf course"
 Dog Fighting
 British and German fighters were dog fighting for nearly half ar hour in one clash, and the rattle oi machine guns was audible along the coast.
 Witnesses reported seeing three German planes crash at sea and two on land.
 Regaining German planes, they said, broke off the fight and sped out over the channel.
 A new wave of German planes at tackled. Four of them reached the balloon barrage and one of the bal Ions burst into flame. Anti-aircraft blazed as the British fighter planes darted out to sea in pursuit of tho Germans.
 Blazing anti-aircraft guns drove back successive waves of German bomber fleets from the northeast coast as the Maxi air force steadily intensified its attacks and extended its operations to northern Ireland. British spitfire fighters shot dowr one Junkers-e7 off the northeast coast. to start the days bag aftel hours of savage fighting yesterda, tn which. it was asserted. the Ger mans lost 60 of 600 attacking planes against 90 British planes.
 meavy Drive.Daok Glass
 lt was indicated that Inc aati' aircraft gun fire which drove thi Germans back from the ncrtheas' coaat to start today'a finht gas iin'