The Archive · 1940

Longest Storm Breaks Over

"London After Longest Calm Bombs Scattered by Nazis on Many Districts, With Little Damage; Streets Again Fired On London, Nov. 5 OTUS 24 hours of calm on Sunday and Monday, London last night had one of its longest warning periods since the German air attack began.

'The drone of' planes and the reports of heavy anti-aircraft barrages were heard spasmodically throughout the night.

Bombs were scattered by German mürth-east Scotland and the vicinity raiders in a number of districts, but there were no reports of serious.dam-of north-east England.

Machine-gun Casualties A German bomber flew over a market town in the Midlands area, dived low and-machine-gunned the stfeéts. Men, women and children dived into doorways and: flattened themselves. on the pavement, but Some- did not escape the bullets. Several persons were said to have pen: killed.

'A-dozen high explosive bombs were ; The first anti-aircraft fre of the might sounded at 720 pin. in London and guns opened up on the lone Ger-"raider; No bombs were dropped. the two depicted above will be presi-Roosevelt, standing for a third The result of the poll should be

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