Glasgow Raid 19 July 1940

[KeMac1]

Would anyone be able to tell me which unit the two Dornier 17s involved in this small raid belonged to and if possible which airfield they were based at?
Many Thanks
Keith McC

[Chris Goss]

Bit far north for standard Do 17 bomber units-th believe that the only unit that was based up north was a recce unit namely 1/120 based at Stavanger but it is unusual for 2 aircraft to carry out such an attack

[KeMac1]

Chris PM sent

Brgds
Keith McC

[robert]

Hi,

they were Ju 88s of I./KG30, which were sent to make harrassing attacks. Do you have the time of this raid?

Regards

Robert

[KeMac1]

What I have read is that they attacked Glasgow at 10.13am on 19 July 1940 and caused damage in the Blawarthill and Govan districts killing four and injuring 24. 21 were made homeless when a tenement block collapsed.
I am new to all this and this is from one source. I did look up Bases for them - is it possible they attacked from Aalborg West? It seems a long way to go for two aircraft to make a harassing attack.

[Nick Beale]

Is there anything in Les Taylor's "Luftwaffe Over Scotland: A History of German Air Attacks on Scotland, 1939-45"? It's quite a while since I read it but it was quite good on documenting all kinds of relatively small attacks.

[KeMac1]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

Is there anything in Les Taylor's "Luftwaffe Over Scotland: A History of German Air Attacks on Scotland, 1939-45"? It's quite a while since I read it but it was quite good on documenting all kinds of relatively small attacks.

Hi Nick,
This is where I got the information from including the Dornier's. I was just trying to get confirmation as I don't like to just repeat what I have read without checking it out (if I can!)
Keith