"Last night enemy aiveraft made 0 very heavy and sustained attack on London, The attack began soon ifter dark and continued throughout the night until shortly before dawn." the official communique issued by the Air -and Home Security Mi "Ently reports show that the easual= ies are heavy and considerable damage was done.
"Bombs dropped outside London were mainly on the home eastern Counties and the south-east "Nowhere these areas were the numbers of jes large nor the damage extensive," United Press Five Nazi Bombers. Downed London, "Ape. 17 At least five German bombers were destroyed during last night's heavy ud prolonged raid on London—the worst of the entir war—which caused heavy casualties consider-shot down by: ireraft fire, and the other three were destroyed' by British fyhters Another raider was engaged by a hight fighter as he left the south-east coast, and though the result of this encétinter is not yet known,
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