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15.3.42 [George Orwell]

March 15, 2012 in Political, War-time, air raid, all clear by orwelldiaries

Short air raid alert about 11.30 this morning. No bombs or guns. The first time in 10 months that I had heard this sound. Inwardly rather frightened, and everyone else evidently the same, though studiously taking no notice and indeed not referring to the fact of there being a raid on until the All Clear had sounded.

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7.9.40 [George Orwell]

September 7, 2010 in Churchill, Political, War-time, air raid, alarm, all clear, bombs, gunfire, newspapers, siren by orwelldiaries

Air-raid alarms now frequent enough, and lasting long enough, for people habitually to forget whether the alarm is on at the moment, or whether the All Clear has sounded.  Noise of bombs and gunfire, except when very close (which probably means within two miles) now accepted as a normal background to sleep or conversation.  I have still not heard a bomb go off with the sort of bang that makes you feel you are personally involved.

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27.6.40 [George Orwell]

June 27, 2010 in Britain, Churchill, Communism, Falangist, France, Franco, Hitler, I.L.P., Italy, L. H. Myers, MOI, Madrid, Munich, Mussolini, New Leader, Petain, Political, Rab Butler, Russia, Russo-German pact, Samuel Hoare, Spanish, Stalin, Tangier, U.S.S.R., War-time, air raid, all clear, aristocracy, german, occupation, propaganda, recruiting campaign, ruling class by orwelldiaries

It appears that the night before last, during the air-raid alarm, many people all over London were woken by the All Clear signal, took that for a warning and went to the shelters and stayed there till morning, waiting for the All Clear. This after ten months of war and God knows how many explanations of the air-raid precautions.

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