The Midlands had the longest raid of the war with two visitations extending well over several hours, but apart from house property, damage was slight and there were few casualties, none of which were fatal A mental hospital was damaged. Two planes dropped bombs over Northern Ireland this morning.
During the night a Catholic church in the west of London was struck by a petrol canister bomb and the church was gutted, with only the four walls remaining
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