Mow Air Raidy Cheek Mahan Attacks tind over ion following Thurs night's parent German at to make Coventry a second. Guernica From dusk to dawn there seldom a period above two minutes when 8 bomb could not be heard falling. Inthe first six hours of the attack, wave upon wave of for more bombers in quick success Sion scattered hundreds of bomb of all types aver a wide area, The brilliant moonlight was not sufficient for the raiders, who dropped flares ineendiaey" bombs to light the scene, which was soon bathed a great red low.
The barrage fron the ground defences never _slackened and the raiders were mostly kept at a. great height from which accurate bombing was impossible, Some fires were still alight when the Germans flew off, terminating night of Mmereiless and indiscriminate My. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Cet ipacaty ety eric ccording toa communique, toured visited" Coventry yesterday and, the most heavily' damaged parts of the ells, He was most—impressed by" the courage and cheerfulness with which the people had faced ordeal. ist onset Oped: lak hanes. celuary and the onlekiets Steamers Return onion took place between 1.00 p.m] ind 200 pam. (BST). "Spite pilots Their destination officially This map shows roughly how British eud Greek air ratels have held but in the window of a fruit star the Italian offensives on Greece. The talion "iueasion ports" at damaged by a blast, was notice" Bari and Brindist and other places alony the coast have been heavity Business ay usual. Nuts to Wither." patrolling" over" the Thames saw "Fame port in Spain, from twenty 10 thirty Messerschmitt "Ac3 am. iui ving fou miles "pith upriver tight" beams of the horizon, thea watchers saw search: faction. Dave fun and other. small ports onthe inet verate wtvon: toll onthe A seamen: Bambee shire the neat har" ar arent bus teen venporanty pat aut "A" titan ltr to deal with 12 oars, chieh housed Halien'sfores thd were wrod as" dgomberkation Cinedral yor made by te Provost towards London in pairs. As soon as Gre which mounted rapidly, revealing centres, heve been heavily attacked. Dureszo harbour. facilities are The Rov, eT Howard, the Messerschmit pilots saw. the the smp, which appeared to be the inid to have been puted. The three directions along which the Greeks har of "cathedral watenerk" They Spitiires they turned down the river Phrygia," An hour later two lifeboats have been successfully counter-attacking are atxo indicated.
Wore. attempting to another them lain.
Before they could. escape, were seen entering the river mouth with sand when another shower of However, three of them were shot [from the sea andi-heading. upstream "[Incendinries.aecompanied this time down teward Tampico, by high-explosives, felt in the Cathe-low cloud prevented the Spitfire ater, two steamers—tentatively, but "2€ European War, November 17. tal and Fendeved their efforts in-pilots from. secing what had hap- not positively. identified as the Rhein] pnvntte. Only. the tower and the ened but soldiers at a searchlight nq VTdalwald—raced back into th Meeple: remain.—Reuter ihr Rei ne ute, di oes Wat ce ames IOUS Night Raid on London)
saw them crash one after an- river mouth, while the Orinoco, which
Toft' the river, was near the Nazi fighters above the Thames river's moule. It was reported. that Ttalian Claims estuary "Ain thee Mewserschil the Orinoco sao beng (owed, bck or With one exception, all enemy about 10 miles from the river's mouth.
Lis original anchorage above 'Tampico Hospitals, Convents and Churches Among Numerous Buildings Hit; Bombers Down fed in London Serschmitt fighters and' Oghter bom- cee' Belton watabiee sealing raiders destroyed today were Mes- Reports spread throughout Tampley London, Nov. 17, Scat as dalai ara, The exception Was A Dornier 1 he river's mouth, had intercepted the [TUNDREDS of German bombers—sometimes roaring overhead] jin "o "have wornedved. a. Butt bomber which sergeant pilot in 2) German ships, Watchers on Tampico] LA at the rate of one a minute, sometimes in formations of 80) battleship of the Ramilic class. 1 For womber was, ying 5:00 foci Yon ante roNs oF Powerful search or more—last night and early today loosed! one of the most fright- ix clear the etaim was made in an al-above him and as he climbed to at- horizon, apparently only a few miles ful aerial attacks of the war on London. tack It tired away, but the British beyond' the blazing. ship. For nearly two hours prior to midnight "serean bombs m, which was repeated yes aman 10 er don wt] Since there had been no sound led earthwards, bursting throughout the metropolitan area, wax first made on November Wireless. burning ship might some seamen suggested that! have bee"! Bombs burst overhead. Time bombs dived "Baskets," consisting of mixed, incendiary and high explosive 12. fi, wus into buildings. bug into] Heyer Ye guitins during the night were crippled Drury Lane 'Theatre Damage *et alite by' the crew.
The freighters cast off between 9] Ads and streets, and burst with tremendous force. London, Nov. 16, p.m. and midnight, carrying cargoes Hotels, hospitals, stores, convents, the Fleet Air Arm at Taranto, Hatian battleships were crippled by scorns to be an established brace The famous Drury Lane theatre, OF food.—United Siates. the oldest theatre. in. the world theatres' and houses" were wrecked Been shot dow tice of "the enemy: to try fo. offset set afire. "The death. toll was|Faids over the British Isles—-United any alteration disadvantageous to Uatnaged in a recent ai rai, Drury Lane was the traditional {To ce" hours efter midnight. man bombers continued their activi-feared to be great. There were Pres. many casualties.
Hiller was believed to be secking aid Damage Sald Slight Soong. of many" command" perform- Bons burst with thunderous deto- Terence for recent withering RAR.) nome of the. British sage, andthe ce ven helene Londor Sat fit ended by "British sover: nations over the entire London rea, Uack* on, Hent, and Tamburi, Mime, It inno' come to be regarded The crash of anii-arerait' fro and op eCrash_ of bemby and thunder She Inallnal theatre of Petain bursts of bombs were ear saluting, (of anlealteraft, guns nally Since the outbreak of the war it has Bi cee ar wes mat" comted according to an Air Ministry thontvg nth elaine strand of the British and false claims to have inflicted Axis navies. fossee upon the Royal Navy. At the tend of the first week of the Norwesian campaign, "during which the German navy had suffered very heavy losses, the German Wireless mage fantastic claim that during thix one it has also been revealed that Authorities feared the toll] in other parts of England. would be heavy Buckingham Paliee has been dam= Two bombs demolished " boarding] Two Bombers Downed the Palace and surroundings have house and] A Nazi bomber crashed in tyeon attacked by" the enemy. wrecked i number of nearby house near Woodesborauh, Ken Another some places but damage as a whole were filled and others injured bombs. were dropped the Midlands Out fre were Naa Mad Rented ascond oltempt by Katee ce een was ago smashed by Briti Dlenes and" Keound defences aircraft sre large bomber was shot. down by [quickly dealt with and no easualtion explosive bomb crashed London thoroughfare but there reported.
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