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BOMB DROPPED IN POOR QUARTER TWO KILLED IN SOUTH COAST TOWN. FAMILIES BURIED UNDER DEBRIS. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, November 18. ■ A raider dived, from a heavy curtain of cloud, over’ a southern coastal town, dropped a heavy explosive bomb on the' poorest section and wrecked houses. Some families under the debris are not accounted for and two persons were killed. The blast shattered shop fronts, littering the streets with glass. Four explosives caused damage to residential property in a 283rd raid in a southern area.
SOME DEATHS & DAMAGE IN LONDON & CHANNEL TOWNS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 9.50 a.m.) RUGBY, November 18. Bombs damaged a number of dwelling houses at a few points in the London area and in several Channel towns last night. The casualties were not heavy but some persons were killed. LOSSES OF AIRCRAFT LATEST COMPARATIVE TOTALS. LONDON. November 17. Aircraft losses since the war began to November 15. based on Air Ministry and Greek communiques, have been: — British 1648 Gorman 5058 Italian 299 Greek 7
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 November 1940, Page 5
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