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Air Raid at Filton 25th September 1940: Contents
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| No. | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The crews briefing notes | Translated from German the secret briefing notes show that the raid had been meticulously planned down to the last detail. The target reference and 'run in' informa... |
| 2 | The Flight Group Command | The attack was led by Major Friedrich Kless, a Gruppenkommandeur (Squadron leader) of 11/KG 55. His No 11 group was the most experienced and proficient of the three 'gruppen'... |
| 3 | Run in to Bombing | As the formation flew over Bristol the defences were fairly sporadic and unco-ordinated, and the attacking crews were trained to cope. They also knew that from the centre of ... |
| 4 | Technology at work | Meanwhile, the attacking hostile aircraft had been detected, although this was not realised until later. By land based radar or CHL (Chain Home Low. This new equipment was d... |
| 5 | Bombs Away | Through clear skies the German formation flew on. There was anti aircraft fire, accurate fire, and there were, however, some fighters but this again was unco-ordinated and did... |
| 6 | The Devasting effects of carpet bombing | As the bomber formation sped away, below at the factory, chaos reigned. From the first sounds of approaching aircraft the factory had played the music 'Marching through Georg... |
| 7 | The aftermath of a raid | The factory death toll was high due to a series of direct hits by high explosive bombs on six crowded air raid shelters. The scenes confronting the rescue parties were horrif... |
| 8 | RAF 501 Squadron | This was not the first raid on the factory, but it was certainly the most devastating. Following this raid, a squadron of Hurricane fighters was moved to the airfield and loc... |
