Word: croydon
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...army soon took charge of me, gave me a drink and some lunch and drove me back to Croydon...
...distinct from sporadic raids, showed a definite pattern. First they went after the naval bases and coastal air defenses-Portland, Plymouth, Dover, Southampton. Next they pressed inland looking for R. A. F. bases and aircraft factories. On Aug. 15, eleven bombers penetrated fighter and anti-aircraft defenses and reached Croydon, Britain's greatest airport, ten miles from London's heart. The British said all the raiders were destroyed, but so were hangars and shops at Croydon and many a neighboring house. On Aug. 16 they stepped up their pace to 2,500 planes (counting repeaters) and announced...