Chelmsford at War, 1940-1945 Air Raid Statistics (part 4)
Fascinating document which details many of the air raids in the town of Chelmsford in Essex (UK) during the second world war from when the first raid took place in 1940 to the last in 1945.
Included are the bomb type, where they fell, the damage caused, the date, the time of day and the number of casualties. This document is in 4 parts.
In this particular page the devastating V2 rocket attack of December 19th 1944 is listed which targeted the Hoffmans Ball Bearing Factory in New Street which killed 39 and injured 149. The rocket actually fell on the adjacent Henry Road.
This scanned document is from my regular photostream contributor Davids own collection and is not taken from elsewhere. Posted here with very kind permission.
Chelmsford at War, 1940-1945 Air Raid Statistics (part 4)
Fascinating document which details many of the air raids in the town of Chelmsford in Essex (UK) during the second world war from when the first raid took place in 1940 to the last in 1945.
Included are the bomb type, where they fell, the damage caused, the date, the time of day and the number of casualties. This document is in 4 parts.
In this particular page the devastating V2 rocket attack of December 19th 1944 is listed which targeted the Hoffmans Ball Bearing Factory in New Street which killed 39 and injured 149. The rocket actually fell on the adjacent Henry Road.
This scanned document is from my regular photostream contributor Davids own collection and is not taken from elsewhere. Posted here with very kind permission.