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On Sun. 11 may 1941 John Colville, secretary to Winston Churchill, obs.....

1941-05-11

The story

John Colville, secretary to Winston Churchill, observed great fires burning on the southern shore of River Thames in London, England, United Kingdom, result of the previous night's bombing. During the day, German Luftwaffe aircraft bombed RAF Feltwell in England.

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