The Archive · 1941

German Bombers Over Britain

Few Nazi Aircraft Drop Incendiaries on South East Coast Towns

London, Feb, 6.

Night raids on Britain died down early this morning, apparently because of bad weather, after waves of raiders swept across the south-east coast and bombed several inland districts, Late reports showed several London districts were bombed and a number of houses demolished, Some casualties were reported, German planes dropped incendiary bombs and high explosives on one south-east coast town, High explosives fell harmlessly into open country, while the incendiary bombs set afire a hotel, but the flames were quickly brought under control.

Other incendiary bombs, including 20 dropped near a hospital, were rapidly extinguished—United "Press,

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