A considerable number, of incen~ alary bombs were dropped but were scon extinguished, the Ministries said, and casualties were not heavy.
"Most of them (casualties) were to one bomb which demolished a building occupied by a number of persons," the communique said.
Raiders crossed the English east coast and dropped bombs} mainly high explosives, on several coast towns and on the Midlands area, it was said.
"Casualties were very fow;" the munique said, "occurring when eral -nouses. were demo tone polit in the Midlands. Damage Throughout the country was not extensive"
'One West Midlands town appeared to have suffered the worst,' The raid-cere Were met with force anti-aircraft fire.
"German, German!"
London, Jan. 16.
One ofthe two German bombers brought dawn was actually shot to smithereens in mid-air and parts of it could. be found. The-other, a Dornier 17, after a fierce battle, crashed in flames, and all the occu: ants wore killed, except for one man who baled out.
'This man, when he landed, knocked at the door' of a house.'calling out as he did so: "German, Germant" The owner took him in and sent for the police, This. German. who was wounded and was later taken to hospital, was wearing the ribbon of the Iron Cross—Reuler.
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