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Thanks Chris , I did check your book before posting. It does seem at odds with other attacks in the area these mostly happened at night or in the afternoon. No military targets would have been in the area , I know this isn't a prerequisite for a raid. Although what is now London Road in town used to be the old Great North Road and Allied crews used it as a visual point for approaching RAF Balderton or RAF Winthorpe. In fact an RAF Hampden crashed killing 6 children half a mile up the road. The paper goes into more detail than it did on the bigger raid on Ransome and Marles , mentioning the type of aircraft , AAA and fighters.