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Hi all!

Have you informations to air raids on Liverpool?


Ladislav

Ladislav,

First welcome to the forum.

Could you be a bit more specific - dates or units involved?

A good place to start looking would be the three volume work "The Blitz Then and Now" and "The Battle of Britain Then and Now" these will give you quite a lot of detail on different raids.

Another possible, but older, book is Francis Mason's "Battle Over Britain".

I have the first two volumes of "The Blitz Then and Now" so can help you with the raids up until May 1941. I also have copies of the other two books.

Hi!

Me interest air raids on Liverpool docks and ships losses and damaged druring this air raids.


With regard Ladislav

Ladislav,

I will look at the "Blitz Then and Now" books and post some details from there.

In the mean time have a look at these links

http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConGallery.61

http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConNarrative.153

http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/north+west/liverpool/art29714

http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/macslog/GermanBombersrainbombsdow.html

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/blitz/0000_info.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Dock

http://www.albertdock.com/pages/index.php?page_id=1312

http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:cOQqUcqbbLQJ:www.wcarc.on.ca/presentations/merchant_navy_sparks_v6b_by_va3oeb_minimizer.ppt+Air+raids+on+Liverpool+docks&cd=20&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=opera

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/04/24/the-dockers-umbrella-in-the-firing-line-100252-20811144/

Thank you Andy for good links

With regard Ladislav

Ladislav,

A start on information relating to raids on Liverpool.

29 Sep 1940 - single aircraft attacking Liverpool and Birkenhead. No information regarding units. (all from the Blitz Then and Now V2 unless otherwise stated)

1 Oct 1940 - Attack, again by one aircraft, Birkenhead at 1937. A shelter hit and bombs dropped near the entrance to the mersey Tunnel, near Cammel Lairds, No 3 Graving Dock. 6 dead, 56 injured.

4 Oct 1940 - sorties in the direction of Liverpool between 1000 and 1100 - no bombing took place.

11 Oct 1940 - between 1900 and 2100 some minor attacks on Liverpool.

14 Oct 1940 - between 1900 and 2100 isolated raids in the direction of Liverpool.

16 Oct 1940 - daylight - isolated sorties to Liverpool (possible recce activity?). Bombs dropped in Liverpool area between 2000 and 2130.

17 Oct 1940 - after 1925 some raids towards Liverpool.

18 Oct 1940 - 1900-2100 sorties to Liverpool.

19 Oct 1940 - Merseyside, southern districts - mainly housing attacked.

21 Oct 1940 - bombs dropped by single aircraft between 0700 and 1100 hrs. 1900 to 2100 hrs a few raids in the Liverpool area.

22 Oct 1940 - 1830-2100 few raids penetrated to Liverpool. 2100-2300 three raids visited Liverpool

24 Oct 1940 - 2330 single aircraft plotted from Yorkshire coast to Liverpool bay.