RAF Bomber Command attempts 'area bombing'

16th December 1940: British bombers seek to respond to the Luftwaffe's devastating raids across England - but with underwhelming results

“As dusk falls at R.A.F. bomber stations all over Great Britain, aircraft prepare to take off on raids against enemy territory. Wellington’s taxiing to the line for a dusk take-off. Soon they will take to the air to unload their bombs on Germany.”