First Pictures Dover Raid

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

984

Date Released

6 Aug 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1His Majesty Sees an "Ernest" Effort
2. 2Lady Mayoress Has Dominions Party
3. 3News Flashes - Stop Press
4. 4News Flashes - Stop Press
5. 5News Flashes - Stop Press
6. 6News Flashes - Stop Press
7. 7How to Get Bottled - A Fruity Problem
8. 8First Pictures Dover Raid

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

Vivid pictures show big raid in which Germany lost seventeen planes. Calais bombed - remarkable pictures show RAF attack on Calais.

Keywords

Aviation; War damage; Military

Locations

France; Dover; Calais; Kent; England

Library number

9890

Length of story (in feet)

247

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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