Transcribed by Susan Bergeron. Geo. News Chronicle Saturday, February 8th, 1941 Destroyer shot down Dornier Attempting to attack a convoy, a Dornier twin-engined bomber was shot down by H.M.S. Vanity (Commander H. J. BUCHANAN, D.S.O. R.A.N.) "A direct hit was made on the enemy aircraft which crashed into the sea," said an Admiralty communiqué issued last night. "There were no survivors. No damage or casualties were sustained by the convoy or H.M.S. Vanity." Vanity is a destroyer launched in 1918, carrying a crew of 134. Bombs killed Eight After dropping bombs which killed eight people and injured others at an East Anglian coast town yesterday afternoon, a raider is believed to have been brought down by ground defences. As the plane was making off, two objects were seen to fall from it. Later, two bullet riddled pieces of aluminum were found. Onlookers saw smoke trailing from the tail, and one said that the plane was falling when lost to sight. Gunned Streets. A plane which dropped several bombs on a North-East Scotland town also machine-gunned the streets. One woman was removed to hospital. Another person received minor injuries. A single enemy raider appeared over an Eastern coastal district yesterday afternoon. Two bombs were dropped, but no damage is reported. Up to a late hour London was raid-free for the fifteenth night out of the last 19. No raids were reported from other parts of Britain. .....