The Archive · 1941

London Damage

Rescue squads last night continued digging for bodies buried in ruins left by the worst German air raid 1941 on London.

German planes in waves—a score of planes to each wave—bombed London. The planes passed through the heaviest anti-aircraft barrage yet thrown up around London. High explosive and incendiary bombs set such a huge fire to one London district that the glare lit up an area of 30 square miles.

Air raid alarms sounded yesterday et 3 pin. and the all clear came at 420 pin. but no incidents were reported and rescue squads, aided by hundreds of volunteers, did not have to interrupt their task of searching for dead ari injured—United

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