At least ten German bombers were shot down by British Aghters in raids over Britain, which were mainly centred on. the West Midland, on "thursday night.
The Government announced that the raids caused heavy damage at Coventry and) Birmingham and casualties may prove large. The raiders blasted London, eastern Eng-and and the South coast.
'Damage also was done in the Bast Midlands, Eastern England and Southern' England. 'Thousands of incendiaries fell on' an Eastern Counties town but fire watchers quickly got busy and there were no casual London had a long alert and heavy gunfire punctuated long periods of Inactivity. Some bombs were dropped.
Tt is now known that another enemy bomber was shot down by antraireraft gunfire on Thursday night, making a total for the night of 12'planes, with one known already to have been brought down by gunfire, and ten destroyed in combat.
German raiders carried out a severe attack on Bristol last' night, starting a number of fires and caus-ug much damage.
British night fighters intercepted several German raiders last night, according to the Air Ministry this morning.
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