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Tag : Aerial

1941-01-16HMS Illustrius Bombed

German bombers pound Valletta, Malta, and the HMS Illustrious is hit again.

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1941-01-13Pymouth Bombed

Plymouth suffers a very heavy air raid.

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1941-01-10HMS 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.

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1941-01-09Lancaster 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.

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1941-01-021941-01-04Bardia bombarded

Bardia, is bombed by British bombers and bombarded by naval vessels off shore.

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1941-01-011941-01-02Ireland Bombed

German bombers, perhaps off course, bomb Ireland two nights in a row.

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1940-12-29St 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.

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1940-12-221940-12-24Manchester Blitz

684 people are killed an 2,364 injured during the Manchester Blitz.

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1940-12-16Night Raid

Mannheim is the target of the RAF's first night bombing raid.

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1940-12-12Marples tragedy

Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield as a result of a German air raid.

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