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    Default 19 Jan 1915. German Zeppelin's Bomb Two English Towns

    British History

    On this day in 1915 German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing more than 20, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.


    Listen to an account of a Zeppelin raid near London Victoria station in 1915 here: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80025000


    Listen to an account of being bombed during a Zeppelin raid on Hull in 1916 here (from 8min:10sec): http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80013269


    Germany employed three zeppelins, the L.3, the L.4, and the L.6, in a two-day bombing mission against Britain. The L.6 turned back after encountering mechanical problems, but the other two zeppelins succeeded in dropping their bombs on English coastal towns.

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    Ouch! My zeppelins say hurting people is the last thing on their lists, but it is on their list.

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    We do remember them.




    "He is wise who watches"

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    You can also catch a bit more info here from my post yesterday.

    http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...ears-Ago-Today

    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Quote Originally Posted by flash View Post
    We do remember them.



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