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Re: Crash in the sea off Newquay 2 October 1940
There was a raid on Penzance on the 2nd, and one at daybreak on the 3rd on St Eval.
When Bombs Fell by Rowe & Rabey describes the Penzance raid "Early in the morning, part of a store and Hosking’s garage were demolished at Penzance when, apart from high explosive bombs, a rather nasty Flam 250 bomb containing 16 gallons of oil was dropped from low altitude. This penetrated the roof of 9 Lanarveth Road, passed through two occupied bedrooms and through the front bedroom window onto the road. The casing of the bomb split open on striking the roof and both bedrooms were splashed with oil. Fortunately, it did not detonate, otherwise a very serious fire would have started, but there was a sad sequel to this incident when a Royal Engineers Sergeant died whilst endeavouring to defuse the bomb. Hundreds of panes of glass were smashed during this raid, which also damaged the railway station and many houses."
I am not aware of any German casualties other than the Davidstow Crash Log entry.
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