Post by Administrator on Jul 31, 2017 22:50:19 GMT
TWITTER MARKS 77th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF PENARTH: JULY 18TH 1940
July 18th – is the 77th anniversary of one of several German bombing raids on Penarth and Cardiff. Today’s anniversary Twitter entry reports as follows:-
The original report says that “At about 1145 hours a Ju88 penetrated to Bristol and Cardiff and Penarth was bombed. The aircraft was intercepted and the rear gunner is believed to have been killed. The aircraft escaped across the south coast.”
A few minutes later this was followed by further bombing:- “At 1152 hours bombs were dropped on Penarth causing damage to houses, telephones and water mains. “
It was not the first – and certainly not the last time – German bombs would be dropped on Penarth. More were to follow that same year and in 1941.
Real time #OnThisDay1940 tweets from 10 July of aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news, facts and weather.
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July 18th – is the 77th anniversary of one of several German bombing raids on Penarth and Cardiff. Today’s anniversary Twitter entry reports as follows:-
The original report says that “At about 1145 hours a Ju88 penetrated to Bristol and Cardiff and Penarth was bombed. The aircraft was intercepted and the rear gunner is believed to have been killed. The aircraft escaped across the south coast.”
A few minutes later this was followed by further bombing:- “At 1152 hours bombs were dropped on Penarth causing damage to houses, telephones and water mains. “
It was not the first – and certainly not the last time – German bombs would be dropped on Penarth. More were to follow that same year and in 1941.
Real time #OnThisDay1940 tweets from 10 July of aircraft crashes, pilots, places, engagements, news, facts and weather.
LINK