The all clear signal sounded here early today after a long lull 'A west Midlands town took a brief pounding carly last night but the Fald lulled after encountering heavy anti-aircraft fire, said reports from there.
"An cast Midlands town was be-Hieved to have received the full force of the Luftwaffe as waves of bombfers roared over dropping high ex-Plosive missiles.
Reporty from Berlin said German planes started from bases in north. ern France for attacks principally on London and "a city in the Midlands.
Fierce anti-alveratt Are met bombers when they appeared over an cast Midlands town of 920 pin. The planes were believed to be the same Which dropped numerous. high ex-Elosive bombs on London's outskirts at 8 pam. and drew 9 heavy anti-aircraft! barrage.
Gun flashes constantly filuminated the sky, indicating the raid, though brief, was intense.
Lonon's first alarm of the night sounded at 630 pan, "High explosive bombs and incendiary missiles fell a number of districts in the we Midlands town. A Church and police station were among the buildings damaged, There was slight enemy aerial activity over London and England yesterday, according to the Air Ministry communique, During the afternoon bombs were dropped on Dover, ea ing some daumaye and a few eayualt-Jos, the communique said-—United
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