A lone raider dived from the clouds and dropped four heavy bombs in the crowded west end shopping district dust before the third air raid warning was sounded in the afternoon. One bomb exploded and set afte a large block of offices and shops. Cordons.; were quickly thrown around three Other areas, indicating that time bombs had fallen and were likely to explode momentarily. One delayed factory. action bomb fell near a large silk
After a terrific explosion, fires were visible west and southeast of Fleet Meshwhile, the Minister for Air Production, Lord Beaverbrook, issued a statement indicating that aircraft production had been maintained in spite of the intensification of the German air raids.
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