The Archive · 1940

Midnight Raid on London

London, Sept. 24.

German planes were dropping bombs periodically on London shortly midnight today as British anti-aft batteries threw up a thunder barrage of seel against the lear, moonlit Sky.

German planes were coming over the eapitat one by one while others Wrecked houses in a sout squadrons." was long before Hitler swore 10 cacentrated on arca just outside the city. The central. southern and astern parts of the city were bomb ed. before. midnight As the intensity of the attack increased, thousands of London resid-nts packed themselves into. the sub-Ways. making it Necessary for many to huddle in the subway stairways where they had litle actual protec Many of the people scoking shelter the subways were Young women clad out in. pyjamas under long cours, "Many boys and girls were seen. with their night attire under their ordinary clothes Sleeping Places Sought Some families walked up and down the subway tracks attempting to find station platforms less crowded where they' could find a place to. sleep.

Great flashes lit up the sky as two German planes. attempting to run tne gauntlet of British gunfire and search-

Tikhts, were subjected to a con tinuous barrage which forced them to jettison their loads of bombs the German planes were dropping calcium carbide incendiary. bombs. in effort to light up the London Thunderous reverberations of ex ploding bombs and blasting antiair-Craft batteri¢s were almost continu out during the first hour after mid-

Berlin Announcement Berlin Radio announced last night that the German air force had limit~ ed its activity over Britain yesterday fo reconnaissance Mights over north England.

A iimber of aerial battles took place in the course of which 21 Brit-Kuh planes were shot down." the German Radio announcement _allezed, Five German planes are still: miss-

The town of Eastbourne was bombed (wice yesterday morning. A total fof 28 bonibe were dropped. but dam= und eacualties were said to have been si Press Cambridge Said Bombed Beni erman planes today L, n00.xear-old University tow Five Nazi Planes Dor onion, Sept. 2. planes were Feported shot down today after. antiaircraft batteries and: British fighters had re pulsed mass attack by Nazi bomb anid eweoet planes Almost "Boo German bombers ant attempt Tight ails, British fighters pursue ed the 10 the French cvs shooting machin bullets at them, United Press h Submit me sidered Lost London, Sept. 2 His Majesty's submarine Thames "it-Commanier W. D.. Dunkerls. td must be con. sidered lost, by the Admi "The next of

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