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1940 DEFENCE: World War 2: First raids find Britain ready
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1:39Now PlayingDate: 24th June 1940
Location: SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND S.I.E., ENGLAND CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: First Raids Find Britain Ready
England: First German Raids on Britain Cause Severe Damage. Cambridge, England GV Debris of houses hit by bombs - houses in b-g. LV men digging in ruins. TV Ruins. LV Recovering wireless set from ruins. GV Scattered ruins of enemy plane in filed - people in b-g. LV & SV Soldiers examining wrecked plane. CU German cross on plane pan.
England: First Raids Find Britain Ready. S.I.E., England LV Wrecked house. CU Pan of damage in house. SV Pan of damage in house. SV Policeman looking at bullet holes in windscreen of car. GV Damaged shop fronts - man in doorway. SV Man sorting out goods in window. SV Woman sorting out goods. SV Man being served through shop window. GV Soldier examining piled up wreckage of enemy plane amongst trees. SV Soldier examining wreckage of enemy plane. CU Showing damage to Swastika sign. SV Parts of plane blown into tree. SV Hand turns over wrecked machine gun on ground. CU Soldier examining magazine and bullet. GV & Nr. V Enemy plane on shore in sea. SV People on sea wall looking on. L.Shot: Plane being towed out of water by soldiers. CU Damaged plane being examined by soldiers.
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND: GV & LV Pan Wrecked buildings - cyclists past. GV Pan wrecked garage. LV Burnt out car in wreckage. CU Burnt out car. LV Torn up tree pan wrecked house. SV Wreckage of house. Pan Down showing big bomb crater - house in b-g. LV Damaged house pan to people coming out of air raid shelter.
Airforce - Active; Civil Defence; Air Raids and War Damage; Great Britain; World War II (Second World War)
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