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Saltend, East Yorkshire, Hull, suffered the very first daylight raid on mainland Britain. It happened between 16:40 and 17:00 on 1 July 1940 when a German aircraft dropped its bombs on the oil terminal at Saltend during a 'nuisance raid' in which the aircraft unsuccessfully attacked several barrage balloons. Shrapnel from the bomb punctured a 2,500 tons holding tank and the leaking petrol caught fire and threatened to cause adjacent tanks to explode. The courageous effort of depot staff and fire brigades prevented a major disaster. Two firemen, Jack Owen and Clifford Turner, and three Salt End workers, George Archibald Howe, George Samuel Sewell and William Sigsworth, were awarded the George Medal for their bravery.
The final manned German air-raid of the Second World War also fell on Hull. It occurred on Saturday 17 March 1945 and resulted in the death of 13 people while 22 others were seriously injured.
The last V2 rocket fell on Kent on Tuesday 27 March with the final V1 flying bomb falling on Datchworth, in Hertfordshire, on 29 March.[8]
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Was the countryside ever bombed in world war 2?
No, it was not bombed because the armour was built in the Cities.
What badly bombed cities were there in world war 2?
Rotterdam (The Netherlands) was heavily bombarded as well.
In World War 2 which two cities were bombed badly?
In Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed with the atom bombs, however Tokyo was bombed just as badly with thousands of bombs. There were cities in Europe that were nearly abolished as well.
Was Melbourne bombed in world war 2?
no.
Why was Shefield bombed in World War 2?
germany
What cities in London was heavily bombed?
Most British cities were bombed during World War 2
In World War 2 Germany bombed 2 Japanese cities?
Germany never bombed any Japanese cities during World War 2. They were allied to each other during that war.
Was the countryside ever bombed in world war 2?
No, it was not bombed because the armour was built in the Cities.
What 2 cities in Japan were bombed in World War 2?
hiroshima and nagasaki
What japaneses cities were bombed during World War 2?
Nasedd
What cities were bombed with atomic weapons in World War 2?
The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What were the names of the 2 Japanese cities that were bombed in world war 2?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which two cities where badly bombed in World War 2?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What is the name of the city that the Americans bombed during world war 2?
You will have to be more specific. All of the combatants in World War II bombed many cities.
What cities other then London were bombed?
If you mean during World War 2, nearly every UK city was bombed.
What two cities were bombed badly during World War 2?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki .
What british city was being attacked in the world war 2?
All of Britain's cities were bombed during World War II
