Table of Data Points
1941-01-16 | HMS Illustrius Bombed | German bombers pound Valletta, Malta, and the HMS Illustrious is hit again. | Read about 'HMS Illustrius Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Illustrius Bombed' | ||
1941-01-13 | Pymouth Bombed | Plymouth suffers a very heavy air raid. | Read about 'Pymouth Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Pymouth Bombed' | ||
1941-01-10 | HMS Illustrius attacked | While escorting a convoy, HMS Illustrious comes under Stuka attack 60 miles west of Malta. She is hit by 8 bombs and suffers extensive damage. While she is being repaired , Allied ability to prevent the German landings in North Africa is hampered. | Read about 'HMS Illustrius attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Illustrius attacked' | ||
1941-01-09 | Lancaster Test Flight | H.A. "Bill" Thorn took Avro Lancaster for its first flight. The aircraft proved to be a great improvement on its predecessor, being "one of the few warplanes in history to be 'right' from the start. | Read about 'Lancaster Test Flight' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Lancaster Test Flight' | ||
1941-01-02 | 1941-01-04 | Bardia bombarded | Bardia, is bombed by British bombers and bombarded by naval vessels off shore. | Read about 'Bardia bombarded' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bardia bombarded' | |
1941-01-01 | 1941-01-02 | Ireland Bombed | German bombers, perhaps off course, bomb Ireland two nights in a row. | Read about 'Ireland Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Ireland Bombed' | |
1940-12-29 | St Paul's Damaged | Large scale air raids on London. St Paul's Cathedral is damaged. This night was quickly dubbed The Second Great Fire of London and destroyed an area arguably greater than that of the Great Fire of London of 1666. | Read about 'St Paul's Damaged' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'St Paul's Damaged' | ||
1940-12-22 | 1940-12-24 | Manchester Blitz | 684 people are killed an 2,364 injured during the Manchester Blitz. | Read about 'Manchester Blitz' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Manchester Blitz' | |
1940-12-16 | Night Raid | Mannheim is the target of the RAF's first night bombing raid. | Read about 'Night Raid' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Night Raid' | ||
1940-12-12 | Marples tragedy | Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield as a result of a German air raid. | Read about 'Marples tragedy' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Marples tragedy' |
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