Thirty suburban districts circling London were bombed, but not a single bomb was reported in central London, which again appeared to be the main objective of the German attacks. Bombs were dropped on eight towns in south-east England and also Wales, north-west England and the Midlands. The north-west coastal district experienced its 121 raid of the war.
The raiders darted swiftly above clouds in the London area in the earlier part of the raid and dropped a comparatively few bombs. Most of the raiders seemed to have approached the city from the northwest where incessant anti-aircraft barrages were heard, A lone raider dumped a heavy load of explosive and incendiary bombs on an outlying district of a northwest English town. Several shops were damaged in a north-western London suburb when a bomb crashed on the main street, but there were no casualties. Bombs were also dropped in a district in north London, while a town in the southwest London area also was heavily bombed.
The air offensive "against our country was continued by enemy bombers on many parts of England and Wales though once again London and its suburbs and surrounding districts bore the brunt of the attack." the Air Minisry announced.
Fires were started in several parts of the London area, but prompt action by A.R.P. workers prevented considerable damage, the announcement added.
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