Thanks both,
I'm specifically looking at 1942 and don't have much to go on except for this quote:-
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I was out in the square. There was a very loud roaring of aircraft engines. I looked up and saw a twin-engine German bomber flying very low with a thick plume of black oily smoke pouring from one of its engines. It was closely followed by a Spitfire in hot pursuit with its machine guns and canons stuttering away at the hapless bomber. There was a loud cheer from the crowds who had stopped to witness this dramatic event, and then both planes disappeared over the rooftops and into the distance. I stood there for a few moments waiting for the sound of a terrible explosion as the bomber crashed but it had continued its path to oblivion and finally came down in a ball of flame on the river flats with no survivors.
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All I can say is that this is allegedly 1942, between February and November.
I would also be interested to know if the authorities tested any form of experimental anti aircraft missile close to or along the banks of the Mersey at any point prior to the end of 1942.
Apparently its use deterred at least one raid on Merseyside with devastating effect. It is claimed that is brought down several bombers.
I know the last raid on Liverpool was in January 1942, however I guess that the Luftwaffe did send aircraft to stooge around the area on Recce sorties for sometime afterwards. Would anyone know when was the last confirmed kill in the Merseyside area was?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
Ian Le Sueur