DEAFENING ROAR
OPENING OF THE RAID ON PLYMOUTH CASUALTIES SURPRISINGLY FEW CONSIDER ING SEVER IT V OF ATTACK. i Uy Telegraph—Press A • lociniioo —Copyright• 'Received This Day. 12.20 a.m 1 LONDON. January 14. With a deafening roar, thirty bombers opened a raid on Plymouth last night. Thousands of incendiary bombs, together with high explosives, dropped, but the casualties were remarkably light, considering the severity of the raid, although there was much damage to property. Waves of raiders continued to bomb the town for three hours. Hospital patients had a miraculous escape wken a bomb demolished the walls and the ceiling of a women's ward. One young girl was killed, Another hospital was damaged by a direct hit. A ctnema audience held an impromptu concert which lasted until the raid ended. One bomb fell close to the Cinema, but the audience showed no pamc. When the raid began, an usher went on to the stage and began to sing. Two soldiers, with mouth
organs, followed her mid soon the! audience joined in community sing-i ing. Others in the audience did turns! on the stage. Plymouth is carrying | on this morning and shopping streets' are thronged -'as usual.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 January 1941, Page 6
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196DEAFENING ROAR Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 January 1941, Page 6
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