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Raids in July, August and September 1940.
Raid 1
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Date 3rd July 1940 Day of the Week Tuesday Time 4.50 pm Location Crumbles Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause 6 Incendiaries Remarks Source EBC
Raid 14 for the next raid on the CrumblesRaid 2
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Date 7th July 1940 Day of the Week Sunday Time 11.03 am Location Whitley Road Deaths 2 Casualties 22 Damage 9 houses destroyed
& 60 damagedCause 7 HE bombs Remarks The first bombing raid to cause casualties Source EBC & WEB & FLE
Pictures of this raid
Raid 3
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Date 28th July 1940 Day of the Week Wednesday Time 11.45 pm Location Longdown at Beachy Head Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause 2 high-explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE
Raid 5 for the next raid on Beachy HeadRaid 4
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Date 16th August 1940 Day of the Week Friday Time 5.20 pm Location Hampden Park
Rosebery Avenue
Brodrick Road
Freeman AvenueDeaths 3 Casualties 0 Damage Blast Damage to houses Cause Messerschmidt ME110
26 high explosive bombsRemarks Two telephonists were commended for prompt action Source EBC & WEB & FLE Bombs were dropped in a line across Hampden park from Kings Drive to the railway. The three men who died were Corporation workmen sheltering under their lorry. One German plane crashed on to Hill Brow School.
Raid 9 for the next raid on Hampden ParkRaid 5
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Date 17th August 1940 Day of the Week Saturday Time 11.30 pm Location Frances Bottom Beachy Head Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause 8 High explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE
Raid 6 for the next raid on Beachy HeadRaid 6
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Date 25th August 1940 Day of the Week Sunday Time 12.20 am Location Beachy Head Hotel Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Slight damage to the Hotel Cause 12 incendiary bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE Raid 7
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Date 28th August 1940 Day of the Week Tuesday Time 2.55 am Location Willingdon Golf Link Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Slight damage to housing Cause 30 incendiary bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE Raid 8
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Date 29th August 1940 Day of the Week Wednesday Time 2.10 am Location Friday Street Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Slight damage to electricity cables Cause 5 high explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE Raid 9
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Date 30th August 1940 Day of the Week Thursday Time 10.17 am Location Hampden Park Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause 5 high explosive bombs & 8 incendiary bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE Raid 10
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Date 31st August 1940 Day of the Week Friday Time 5.15 pm Location Wish Road Deaths 0 Casualties 2 Damage to houses Cause U-Boat attack Remarks Source WEB & FLE This thing about the U-boat is not proven......... it is just rumour.....
Raid 11
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Date 13th September 1940 Day of the Week Friday Time 3.45 pm Location South Street Deaths 2 Casualties 22 Damage Christ Church School gutted Cause 10 High Explosive bombs
1 IBRemarks Source EBC & WEB & FLE On this day there was a major evacuation from the town......
via the railway station....
and this attracted the attention of the Germans.Raid 12
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Date 14th September 1940 Day of the Week Saturday Time 1.20 pm Location Southfields Road Deaths 6 Casualties 57 Damage Damage to buildings Cause Dornier D17: High Explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & WEB & FLE Actually 2 raids at 1.20 and 3.10 pm various parts of the town centre.... accurate records of this raid have been lost.....
Raid 13
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Date 15th September 1940 Day of the Week Sunday Time 7.10 pm Location Redoubt area Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Damage to buildings Cause Dornier D17: 18 High Explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & WEB & FLE On this day the Battle of Britain was at its height........
185 German pilots were shot down for the loss of 25 British.Raid 14
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Date 16th September 1940 Day of the Week Monday Time 4.40 am Location Crumbles Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause High Explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE Raid 15
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Date 22nd September 1940 Day of the Week Sunday Time 5.15 pm Location Queens Crescent Deaths 0 Casualties 4 Damage Cause 4 High Explosive bombs Remarks Unexploded bomb on Seaside Allotments Source EBC & FLE & WEB Raid 16
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Date 23rd September 1940 Day of the Week Monday Time 1.50 pm Location Cavendish Bridge
Railway StationDeaths 0 Casualties 23 Damage Cause 4 High Explosive bombs Remarks Other raids that day too Source EBC & FLE & WEB
Raid 18 for the next raid on the Cavendish Bridge and the Railway StationRaid 17
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Date 24th September 1940 Day of the Week Tuesday Time 2.20 am Location Grove Road
Gildredge RoadDeaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause 3 High Explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE & WEB Raid 18
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Date 26th September 1940 Day of the Week Thursday Time 3 pm Location Cavendish Bridge
Railway StationDeaths 2 Casualties 2 Damage Cause 4 High Explosive bombs
1 IncendiaryRemarks Source EBC & FLE & WEB Raid 19
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Date 27th September 1940 Day of the Week Friday Time 5.47 am Location Farmland Deaths 0 Casualties 0 Damage Cause 11 High Explosive bombs Remarks Source EBC & FLE & WEB Raid 20
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Date 28th September 1940 Day of the Week Saturday Time 5.30 pm Location Cavendish Place
Tideswell RoadDeaths 4 Casualties 14 Damage Cause 4 High Explosive bombs Remarks People trapped for hours Source EBC & FLE & WEB
Raid 26 for the next raid on Cavendish Place
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