NAZI BOMBER EXPLODES
Houses Wrecked In English Town MANY CASUALTIES REPORTED By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received May 1, 9.50 p.m.) LONDON, May 1. The Air Ministry reports that enemy aeroplanes approached the east coast at several points late last night. Anti-aircraft guns went into action and one enemy plane crashed in flames in a coastal town in Essex, houses in the vicinity being damaged. A later message states that a Heinkel bomber crashed, its five occupants being killed. The Heinkel, which is believed to have been a mine-layer, was first heard flying low off Clacton. Apparently it was hit by anti-aircraft guns and sought a landing place. It burst into flames after landing and then a terrific explosion, heard over a radius of 20 miles, occurred, wrecking and setting on fire seven houses and burying many of the occupants. The “Daily Mail” says there were at least 100 casualties.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 185, 2 May 1940, Page 9
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148NAZI BOMBER EXPLODES Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 185, 2 May 1940, Page 9
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