Bombs Wreck Many London Churches

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1001

Date Released

3 Oct 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Coastal Command Aids Sea Command
2. 2Dramatic Rescue of Six "Benares" Children
3. 3Bombs Wreck Many London Churches
4. 4Churchill Leads in First US Destroyers
5. 5Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Night raid fires teach importance of watchers to handle fire bombs [sic]. Hundreds of churches are damaged in the "blitz".

Keywords

Buildings and structures; War damage; Civil defence

Locations

London; England

Library number

10051

Length of story (in feet)

199

Story extras:

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