The Archive · 1940

Sabbath Again Broken

The Sabbath was disturbed by air raid sirens for the fourth time yesterday at 7.11 p.m. Earlier the Germans had bombed seven districts of London with extensive damage but light civilian casualties:

The fifth raid of the day began at 2.08 pam. when bombs began crashing with great rumbling thuds and antiaircraft batteries opened up a fierce barrage into the darkening skies.

During the second daylight raid yesterday a German plane dropped two bombs and then made a forced landing, breaking out in flames as it came down.

The first alarm was sounded yester-Jay at 1149 am. and lasted one hour and six minutes. The second alarm came at 2.14 p.m, lasting 1 hour and tpzeesminutes, "Screamer" and heavy explosive nere dropped during the first raid on one of the city's most exclusive residential areas. Residents of this area reported that German bombs came down four and five at a time.

—United Press.

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