The Archive · 1940

Casualties Said Few

After the all clear was sounded earlier than sual on Friday night the London area had more daylight Warnings yesterday. A communique stated that enemy fighter-bombers dropped bombs from a great height at several points the dropped ties and damage were not heavy. Four enemy. aircraft are known to have been destroyed. One British fighter was lost but the pilot is safe.

Five thousand men of the auxiliary military pioneer carps will start work on Moitday on clearance and salvage Of debris resulting from air raids in the: London area.

explaining arrangements _made for" the work. Sir Warren Fisher, [special commissioner responsible for jcoordinating the work. of restoring damaged roads and public services and organizing clearance of debris in {the London region, said the most heavily bombed areas in the east and south-east would be dealt with first.

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