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The first air raids on London were mainly aimed at the Port of London in the East End.
The damage was severe, with the raid of 7 September involving 300 bombers escorted by 600 fighters.
Another 180 bombers attacked that night.
Many of the bombs aimed at the docks fell on neighboring residential areas, killing 436 Londoners and injuring another 1,600.

British defences were poor.
Few of the defenders’ anti-aircraft guns had fire-control systems and the underpowered searchlights were usually ineffective at altitudes above 12,000 ft (3,600 m).
Even the fortified Cabinet War Rooms, the secret underground bunker hidden under the Treasury to house the government during the war, would have been susceptible to a direct hit from enemy bombing (it was never hit).
Few fighter aircraft were able to operate at night and ground-based radar was limited. During the first raid, only 92 guns were available to defend London.

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