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Re: Luftwaffe Raid On Portreath 20/21 May 1941
Thank you Chris & Nick for your swift & helpful answers.
The 3 fires ties in with the local sources. One fire was on the airfield where a contractor's hut was burnt down. This fire was dealt with swiftly. The other two fires were on areas of gorse land to the east of the airfield and the incendiaries started gorse fires. It seems these then attracted the worst of the HE bombing. Because of the nature of the vegetation and the peaty soil many bombs failed to explode and UXBs were still being found as late as 9th June in these two areas.
The only casualties were on neighbouring farms - 1 steer killed, 2 horses injured, 1 cow injured. Some damage to a couple of farmhouses and the local pub.
Chris, do I assume 2304 is a typo when compared to Nick's sitrep's 234?
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