The Archive · 1940

Bomber Shot Down

During the morning, several German aircraft bombed a town on the coast of East Anglia. Four houses were demolished and a small number of persons injured, some fatally. One German bomber was shot down by British fighters.

Raid warnings sounded in the London area five times yesterday. The frst lasted 24 minutes from 1154 a.m. to 1218 pin., the second 15 minutes from 3.01 to 3.16 p.m. the third 18 minutes from 425 to €43 pin. the fourth 29 minutes from 456 to 5.25 p.m. The fifth sounded at 7.14 p.m.—Reuter.

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