At one time, during the height of the raid, guns boomed constantly for ten minutes; scintillating the sky with yellow and white shell bursts.
The Nazi planes were also active over a wide area in the rest of Britain, particularly in southeast Scotland, the Midlands, Merseyside, northwest, southwest and southeast England, but early reports said that the damage and casualties, both in London and elsewhere, were light.
The accuracy of the anti-aircraft batteries ringed round London could be seen in the Air Ministry report that six out of ten raiders shot down yesterday were victims of anti-aircraft shells, The Air Ministry said that a squadrca of Hurricanes saved Liverpool from a terrible fate when the British planes intercepted nine Heinkel 111's and chased them toward the sea, shooting down one; The Nazi raiders were active over many parts of the country, "But London and some counties on the Merseyside were subjected to heavier and more sustained attacks than any other areas," the Air Ministry said.
"Bombs were dropped on many districts of London and a number of fires were started."
Houkes were destroyed in many residential districts in London and a number of people was killed and injured. Several large fires were started on the Merseyside, but the casualties were not heavy.—United Press.
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