The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-22
TWO BOMBERS
 SPOTTED. TODAY
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 ternoon which came out of the north about o'clock, and promptly reported to army information head quarters. Later reports disclosed that the two enemy" planes were shot down by three pursuit planes out of New London.
 Bouley was one of several mem- bers of the fire department who planned to remain in the yard at fire headquarters looking for bomb- CTS. We had been watching for quite a while" said he in telling of the incident, when suddenly we saw the planes coming. We waited until we made certain of the direc- tion they were headed, about how high they were, how many and what type. Then I went to phone in the firehouse and dialed the op- orator and said Army Flash"
 It may have been BOuley's flash that brought the New London planes to the rescue.
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 There are about 200 volunteer ob- servers on duty in Connecticut. The air defense command has ar ranged for army pursuit ships to speed aloft for combat with any planes reported. In Waterbury little excitement was manifest oyer yesterdays spotting of an enemy bomber.
 Wallace J. Inglis, chief observer for the Waterbury district, said last night that yesterdays obserwa- tionS were a distinct success. Five observers kept watch at his home at 181 Baldwin avenue until the off duty hour, but saw no planes.
 Waterbury is a tough place to observe from" said Inglis. There are many hills and valleys, planes can be here and gone and be in- visible to watchers because of the hills. Bouley did very well to spot the bombers."
 Unafraid of BOmbers
 Air Raid Information Center Chelsea, Mass, Jan. 22.-(UP)-Un. daunted by the bombing of three key Massachusetts cities, defend. CTS" of the strategic northeast re. doubled their efforts today to hal invading forces bent on "devasta. ton" of war industries.
 The "charred embers" of a section of the Hygrade-Sylvania plant al Salem, the Harrington Richardson Arms Go. at Worcester and two "un. identified" Brockton shoe factorie! furnished evidence that three flights of enemy" bombers had reached objectives.
 But with 30 hours of mock "blitz. krieg" at an end in these greatest o air war games, Defender Capt Frederic H. Smith said that 10 O the 19 invasion attempts had beer stopped"
 The defenders" claimed "destruc. ton" of 10 flights of bombers-eigh' by speedy pursuit Squadrons ane two by anti-aircraft fire from For Adams at Newport, R. I. Of the nint other invasion flights, Capt. Smitf said one was captured when it wa! forced to land at Providence, R. I. and five others were turned back.
 Latest defender" activity was al 8 p. m. last night when low-hyine flight of bombers roared in from Massachusetts Bay, swung south o1 Boston over Quincy's Bethlehem Steel Go. shipbuilding plant anc headed for the Quonset Point, R. I. naval air base.
 Huge SearchlightS
 Huge SearchlightS at Fort Adams flashed on as civilian observers re. ported progress of the enemy flight. As. the bombers swung into the blazing searchlights, anti-air- craft batteries roared and defend erS' claimed complete destruction. Capt. Smith said invaluable work was rendered by the more than 7000 civilian volunteers during the open- ing of the four-day mock aerial war fare in the area comprising Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York state east of the Hudson river.
 He said "spotters" in observation posts were extremely accurate in their reports and the l80 women in- cluding debutantes and a governor $ daughter who plotted flight courses at the information center here showed unusual qualifications"
 Intensif1cation of the attack was expected to come today when high army officials were present to watch defense" maneuvers.
 Led by Lt.-Gen. Delos c. Emmons, chief of the general headquarters air force, 8 group that included Mai. Gen. James E. Chaney, air de- felise commander, and MAj. H. H. Arnold, deputy chief of staff, came from Mitchell Field, N. Y., on an