German planes were heard over an east Midlands town, which had suffered two nights of continuous bombing recently. but no Gem Lambs were dropped, it was said.
Misty weather and rainstorms over the Dover. Straits were probably responsible for the absence of Ger man activity over Britain. Only one istrict was reported to have been bombed in all of Britain up. a midnight and the night) quietest of the week.
Air raid warnings were still in effect in some English areas this morning, but German activity was limited to the infrequi 1 drone (of Nazi planes fying at hi ides, and desultory British anti-aircraft Farly raiders over the western Midlands town showered it with, diaries and flares, lighting the or other planes! which hurled hundreds of high explosives and ehiliaties on many districts, eaus-ing considerable damage. Casualties were feared heavy, A church and {wo convents were among the damaged buildings, while damage of residential property was widespread.
Witnesses atop a nearby hill heard incessant bomb explosions and Ported that gun flashes were seen almost, constantly "as the -antivalrraft, defence attempted to keep the raiders too high inthe alr' for accurate bombing. The pressure of the attack gradually cased and became intermittent a few hours before dawn, Nearby areas also wore bombed and one town was subjected toa fairly heavy' attack, Incendiartes fell on a school in another town,
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