vince Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 http://bombsight.org/#9/51.4532/0.2980 Very chilling when you zoom right out and can see the scale of the bombing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Soton. http://blog.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/2010/11/mapping-the-southampton-blitz-70-years-on/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 http://bombsight.org/#9/51.4532/0.2980 Very chilling when you zoom right out and can see the scale of the bombing. Bet Berlin & Dresden look worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Very chilling when you zoom right out and can see the scale of the bombing. Bet Berlin & Dresden look worse... I was surprised how less chilling it looks when you zoom in. Most streets only show one or two bombs in each street, which isn't the mass flatening of streets I'd have expected. I assume there were a lot more bombs than shown on the map though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Looks like one dropped right on top of my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Looks like one dropped right on top of my house. Best check the loft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Doesnt include the ones that fell on Saunders Roe (now Fords, Wide Lane) where they assembled planes. My father had his first job there after leaving school and too young to serve. He was injured in a bombing raid that killed several people and he was lucky in that he and a mate were sat in a fitted cockpit, (presumably pis sing about) when the factory roof caved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Doesnt include the ones that fell on Saunders Roe (now Fords, Wide Lane) where they assembled planes. My father had his first job there after leaving school and too young to serve. He was injured in a bombing raid that killed several people and he was lucky in that he and a mate were sat in a fitted cockpit, (presumably pis sing about) when the factory roof caved in. Was that within the timeframe of the map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Was that within the timeframe of the map? Pardon my ignorance, Ron. But I havent got a feckin clue what you are on about. I remember my Dad telling me about this (he's been dead 7 years now) so I looked to see if the bombing had been recorded. Maybe not, as it was outside the City boundary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Pardon my ignorance, Ron. But I havent got a feckin clue what you are on about. I remember my Dad telling me about this (he's been dead 7 years now) so I looked to see if the bombing had been recorded. Maybe not, as it was outside the City boundary. The map only shows hits between 7th October 1940 until 6th June 1941, that period which we all know as the Blitz. If it's not there then maybe it's worth letting them know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 The map only shows hits between 7th October 1940 until 6th June 1941, that period which we all know as the Blitz. If it's not there then maybe it's worth letting them know. Not sure of the date. He would have been 15 in May 1940. Were we bombed before Oct or was that when it all started. battle of britain etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 (edited) Doesnt include the ones that fell on Saunders Roe (now Fords, Wide Lane) where they assembled planes. My father had his first job there after leaving school and too young to serve. He was injured in a bombing raid that killed several people and he was lucky in that he and a mate were sat in a fitted cockpit, (presumably pis sing about) when the factory roof caved in. Ford's factory in Wide Lane used to be Cunliffe Owen where they repaired Halifaxs and produced Spitfire parts during the war (my mum worked there when she was about 14) Didn't know Saunders Roe was situated anywhere other than the IOW. Edited 7 December, 2012 by Window Cleaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Not sure of the date. He would have been 15 in May 1940. Were we bombed before Oct or was that when it all started. battle of britain etc.? First bomb fell on London on 25th August 1940. http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/first-city-bomb-in-ww2 The first major raid was on September 7th, hitting the docks east of Tower Bridge. Not quite sure why the map hits start on 7th October, unless it's a typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 7 December, 2012 Share Posted 7 December, 2012 Ford's factory in Wide Lane used to be Cunliffe Owen where they repaired Halifaxs and produced Spitfire parts during the war (my mum worked there when she was about 14) Didn't know Saunders Roe was situated anywhere other than the IOW. You are welcome to argue that with my 95 year old mother. Good luck with that one. All part of the then airfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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