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1941 Destruction in London after air raid
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2:10Now PlayingDate: 15th May 1941
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: Various:
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AEROPLANES GERMAN Another crashed German plane down on golf course
AIR RAIDS AND A.R.P. Big blitz on West End..Westminster Abbey damaged.. House of Commons..and slight damage to Big Ben German plane brings Hess to landing place near Glasgow ,.Lib: shots of Hess
BIG BEN Slightly damaged by bombs in big blitz on West End
CHURCHES Westminster Abbey damaged in big West End Blitz.. Lib: shots of Coronation
FIRES. Big blitz on West-End..Westminster. Abbey damaged.
HESS, R. Lib; shots of Hess when he arrives in this country.
PARLIAMENT House of Commons damaged in big West End Blitz fallen masoneey..exteriors shot of Speakers Chamber.. interior shots of general damage..Gallery & small library..& M.P's Rooms..Big in background
WESTMINSTER ABBEY Damaged in big West End Blitz .. Lib. shots of coronation .. roof fired by incendiaries .. masonery & beams lying about .. exterior shots damage to Cloisters .. Canons Houses .. Deanery
Air Raids and War Damage; Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments
rubble, Rudolf Hess, wreckage, bombers, bombing, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, war, destruction, planes, Luftwaffe, Battle of Britain, Blitz, Royal Air Force, RAF, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Scotland
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