The Archive · 1940

Casualties Reported

"In two towns in the south-east and two in north England damage was done to house property. There were Casualties, including some killed.

"Attacks on other parts of the country also caused only slight damage but resulted in casualties in "la few cases. Shortly before midnight an enemy bomber was shot down into the sea by our anti-aircraft batteries."

"Hit-and-run" raiders flew over south-east English towns and intermittently dropped incendiary bombs. one of which set a church on fire and damaged another.

morning a lone raider dropped a single high explosive and a number of incendiary bombs on a north-east Scottish town, causing slight damage.

A German bomber was believed to have been shot down this morning south-west England—United Press.

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