friend Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I did a project on sheffield blitz, i asked family and friends to tell their own stories and feeling.I also have pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadogo Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 An Anti Aircraft Shell came down in Clarkehouse Road and killed about 6 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadogo Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The German Bombers' engine note went rerm - rerm - rerm, rather than a continuous note. I have only recently found out that this was because they detuned their engines to give them a longer range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janner Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I was born in 1932, lived in Shiregreen. On Hatfield House Lane we had an incendiary bomb land in the garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G12Ravda Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Not quite old enough to remember it but I hear that we won. I'm not convinced about that though, judging by the state of country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Would just like to thank you all again! You've all been a fab help, shes taken her little booklet she made into school today, many thanks x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911wasalie Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I've told this story before but it may be worth repeating. My older brother and I went to the pictures down Heeley bottom, it was a Mickey Rooney film and if the air raid warnings sounded a message would appear on the screen. This was a Thursday night, I think the 13th of December, and I was 11 years old and the dreaded message appeared. Money was scarce and going to the pictures was rare so we stayed till the end. When we arrived in the Foyer there was a woman with 2 or 3 kids all howling there heads off, we ignored them and pushed the door open only to hear a loud whistling noise, we ran like the devil and dived under a lorry nearby, my brother hit his head on a steel beam and knocked himself out. Suddenly I felt myself being lifted and gruff voice saying," cum on thee,thall get thisen killed," It was a massive copper who took me into the air raid shelter under the railway arches. We stayed there all night then walked home up Chesterfield road where we met our Mother, she'd obviously been crying all night, we gave her a big hug and went home which was untouched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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