The Archive · 1940

Many Alarms Sounded

Air alarms in London before dusk yesterday were as follows:

957 am. to 10.32 am: A large German formation from the north east coast was driven back before reaching London. Bombs could be heard falling outside the city.

10.53 am, to 11.36 am.: No planes were seen over London but the roar of bombo and anti-aircraft guns could be heard in central London.

12.10 pin. to 1250 pin.: Small groups of German planes dropped bombs on the city.

2.10 p.m, to 5.58 p.m.: Heavy damage was inflicted on many areas of the city by scores of German bombs.

The German attacks on London continued throughout the day and night despite increasingly unfavourable flying weather and heavy fog over the English Channel.

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