Help with research? Can anyone assist?

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Staffordshire Researcher

Gosh guys thanks for such quick responses, that's a pleasant surprise that some info is out there!! If its not taking the pee, there are SO many things I would like to ask!!?? Chris, are III./KG27 reported attacking Stoke on the 11th March, as Birmingham seems a little too far south for them to have strayed so far yeah?? Second, were there any raids planned that night for more northerly targets like Manc or Liverpool do you know, cos if not I can concentrate on the Stoke attackers as likely culprits!!?? Is the info you have given me taken from the archive that Nick suggested above, or is there any easier English Language sources?? John

Stoke is mentioned as an alternative target and the relevant section (which is as much as I'm translating!) reads:

2240 and 2303 hours: Stoke-on-Trent by two bombers with 1 SC 100 and 24 AB. 1 powerful explosion as well as two major fires and explosions in the South West of the town. Fires were seen in factory buildings.

Times are GMT+1 (the same as British Summer Time which was in force then).

SC 1000 is a 1000 kg high-explosive bomb.

AB was a container (»Abwurfbehälter«) which split after being dropped to release numerous smaller HE, anti-personnel or incendiary bombs (which could be of sizes between and 1 and 10 kg). These containers came in various sizes but this report doesn't specify which. If the two bombers had 12 each, this suggests they carried the 50 kg version on this raid.[/list]