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1941 North Shields Air Raid Disaster - which bomber and where from?
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 P 0 |
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