Attack on Plymouth 12 Aug 43
 

Has anyone any details on a bombing raid on Plymouth this night?

Re: Attack on Plymouth 12 Aug 43
 

Brian Bines has confirmed there was an attack 11-12 Aug 43 but this now begs the question what units were involved?

Re: Attack on Plymouth 12 Aug 43
 

The book "It came to our door" by H P Twyford, (Underhill Ltd., 1946) has a two page account of this raid. Says the last paragraph:

"The "intruder" tactics succeeded at Plymouth to an alarming degree. The barrage, in which such confidence had been felt, could not get going against the mix-up of our returning bombers and the enemy aircraft. Only one parting salvo went up from the rocket barrage, and the guns barked off some 3,000 rounds without success."

41 people were killed, about 90 seriously injured, and 70 slightly hurt.

No idea of the units involved, but it must surely have involved KG.2 and KG.6 ?

Can scan the above for you if you are interested Chris.

BC