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There is not an exact figure of the first night of the Blitz. I did find this record regarding the air raids done by the German Bomber Planes.

The first intentional air raids on London were mainly aimed at the Port of London, causing severe damage. Late in the afternoon of 7 September, 364 bombers attacked, escorted by 515 fighters. Another 133 bombers attacked that night. Many of the bombs aimed at the docks fell on neighbouring residential areas, killing 436 Londoners and injuring 1,666. This comes from Wikipedia Encyclopedia under the heading of The Blitz. See related link below to read the rest of it.

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London Docks & the East End were devastated. In the autumn & winter of 1940 London was attacked continuously. The attacks were mostly at night.

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during the blitz one third of London was completely destroyed

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