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British Shot Down Raiding Airplanes: Two German Machines Lost When Twenty Made Attack on England's Southeast Coast
LONDON, Sept 9. Two German aeroplanes which took part in last night's raid over the southeast coast of England were brought down, it is announced officially. No casualties were caused by the raid. The following official announcement was made: Lord French, commander of the home defence, reports that the latest information indicates that about 40 enemy machines participated in last night's raid. Bombs were dropped in a number of places in Kent, Essex and Suffolk, but no casualties occurred and only insignificant damage has been reported up to the present. Repeated attacks were made on London, but in no case did the raiders penetrate the outer defences. One enemy aeroplane is reported to have been shot down in the Thames estuary and a second one off the coast.
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