Hi...hoping your expertise can help us piece together the events of May3/4 1941 for our website
www.westallswar.org.uk
A single bomb from (eye-witnesses report) a lone German bomber scored a direct hit on a public air raid shelter in the basement of a lemonade factory in North Shields (nr Newcastle upon Tyne). 107 people were killed -it was the worst air raid disaster in NE England during WWII.
The air raid alert was sounded at 11.12pm on Saturday May 3rd - the bombs (4 recorded) fell at midnight.
We're struggling to find info about the aircraft involved and how to go about finding out.
Nuisance raider? Heinkel He-111 from
Luftflotte 2 or Junkers 88 from
Kustenfliegergruppen or
Aufklarungsstaffel
Flying from where - France - Norway?
Any help/pointers/ideas gratefully received...we're real newbies at this.
thanks
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