On 30 August the people of Hertfordshire witnessed the first aerial battle over the county when a Messerschmitt crashed at Kimpton, following a raid on Luton airport and the Vauxhall works. On same day a Heinkel was shot down at Hunsdon after an attack on Radlett airfield. After these incidents, activity over the county was limited to solitary raids at night, or occasionally the machine gunning of a street.
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Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies
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