Anti-aircraft defences puy heavy barrage. while a Hurricane fighter shot down a German rider off the Norfolk coast carly this morn ing, and another was also destroyed.
Many bombers. flew over cast, Jsouth-cast and southern England last night but no attack developed in these areas. though bombs were droped at a number of points. Damage Was not heavy at any of these points. nor were casualties numerous.
'A number of fires were soon brought under control and were all extinguished. The casualties are not expected to be unduly heavy—Reuter, Many Die in Raids London, Mar. 19, Five hundred persons were killed in German raids'on the Merseyside area on Wednesday and Thursday
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