LONDON STRONG
ATTACK BROKEN UP Family's Surprising Escape In Bombed House United Press Association.—Copyright. Rec. 12.30 p.m. LONDON, May 9. After a welcome rest while the Luftwaffe concentrated on bombing areas immediately concerned in the Battle of the Atlantic, London had its first raid for nearly three weeks last night. Terrific anti-aircraft fire greeted the first of the raiders and the attack did not develop on a big scale. Several people were killed and a number injured when a heavy calibre bomb fell in an open space in London. Many houses were destroyed and damaged when waves of raiders attacked an East Midlands town for some hours. The casualties are believed to be light considering the scale of the attack. The residential area of an east coast town had two severe attacks, in which showers of incendiary bombs started many fires. A family was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom when a house was directly hit. The floor fell to the ground almost intact, carrying the beds with it. The family was not even scratched. It is claimed in Berlin that German bombers caused widespread havoc at Nottingham last night. Hull was also raided.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 109, 10 May 1941, Page 9
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