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100th anniversary of first air bombings of civilians
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100th anniversary of first air bombings of civilians
One hundred years ago today, a new form of warfare began:
The two Zeppelins were aiming to bomb industrial targets in Humberside but ended up being blown down towards Norfolk, where they attacked King's Lynn (pictured) and Great Yarmouth
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2915495/Germany-s-aerial-blitz-UK-Zeppelin-raids-began-years-ago-tonight-bomb-mission-killed-four.html#ixzz3PGXpwuxp
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Can you imagine the absolute terror civilians must have felt seeing one of these:
over their homes, in an age when horses and carts were more common than cars?
The two Zeppelins were aiming to bomb industrial targets in Humberside but ended up being blown down towards Norfolk, where they attacked King's Lynn (pictured) and Great Yarmouth
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2915495/Germany-s-aerial-blitz-UK-Zeppelin-raids-began-years-ago-tonight-bomb-mission-killed-four.html#ixzz3PGXpwuxp
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Can you imagine the absolute terror civilians must have felt seeing one of these:
over their homes, in an age when horses and carts were more common than cars?
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Re: 100th anniversary of first air bombings of civilians
It must have been horrendous for them. Somewhat what we might feel if we saw a spaceship over us?
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Re: 100th anniversary of first air bombings of civilians
It must have been like that, Lily, those things were enormous - over 600 hundred feet long. And it was some time before the embryo air force found a way of bringing them down.
http://www.rafhornchurch.thehumanjourney.net/History/Zeplin_2.htm
http://www.rafhornchurch.thehumanjourney.net/History/Zeplin_2.htm
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