My Dad's foster-parents' house in Little Plumstead got bombed in an air raid.
No-one injured, but his abiding memory was of debris on his bed and a hole in the roof.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on October 7th 2009 at 11:19:55
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- BBC2 Last Night, Ref.Coventry/WW2.... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:34:49
- Viv Anderson shelters (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:58:14
- Was it because the RAF used many more incendiary bombs or something? (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:48:40
- i think the RAF just got up late for the war (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:52:20
- lol......... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 7, 11:09:36
- i think the RAF just got up late for the war (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:52:20
- air raids on Norwich killed 340 and seriously injured 1,092 (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:48:33
- My Dad's foster-parents' house in Little Plumstead got bombed in an air raid. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 7, 11:19:55
- The 6th form at my school used to do night watches on the cathedral roof during air raids (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:50:14
- They bombed Stan Boardmans Chippie! As he keeps on telling everyone. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:54:49
- his daughter were a bit fit (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:04:29
- So that's where the chip on his shoulder came from. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:57:34
- Yep. Does put a different light on it. But he is still a massive, massive twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:58:41
- My dad used to play five-a-side footy with him. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 11:01:59
- Yeah, I'd heard that about your Dad. He needs to let go. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 11:03:15
- My dad used to play five-a-side footy with him. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 11:01:59
- Yep. Does put a different light on it. But he is still a massive, massive twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:58:41
- They bombed Stan Boardmans Chippie! As he keeps on telling everyone. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:54:49
- Dresden was firebombed. Don't know about Cov. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 7, 10:47:59
- The RAF knew earlier that day that Coventry was going to be bombed (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Oct 7, 11:43:25
- Rotterdam was too... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 7, 11:04:36
- I'm Sure That... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:51:18
- Bollocks. Wanted to see that. (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:44:53
- Iplayer / catch up tv and all that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:46:27
- Yep, Although can never really enjoy as much watching progs on compooter. (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:50:39
- it's easy enough to hook a computer up to modern tellys (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:03:06
- Is it? How? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:13:51
- my telly has the same connections as a normal monitor does (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:22:36
- So what port would I have plug my laptop into (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:28:53
- And wouldn't the picture be shit? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:31:13
- So what port would I have plug my laptop into (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:28:53
- my telly has the same connections as a normal monitor does (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:22:36
- Is it? How? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:13:51
- Hardly anyone will watch it online (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 10:59:16
- but you should be able to do on the tv (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:51:40
- I shall go round ma & pa's - they have Virgin (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:58:34
- it's easy enough to hook a computer up to modern tellys (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:03:06
- Yep, Although can never really enjoy as much watching progs on compooter. (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:50:39
- Iplayer / catch up tv and all that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:46:27
- ...and Cov is such a mix of architectural styles because they put the design of the (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:36:38
- hent the catherdral a mix of new'n'old too? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 10:40:33
- Yep - there's some of the old one left, the new one was built on the same spot. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:45:02
- haregoo (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:46:08
- Do you know Hood St (Booker C&C Lucas plant area?) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Oct 7, 11:06:33
- Yep - used to live on St Margaret's Road - just the other side of far Gosford Street, (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 11:16:09
- Do you know Hood St (Booker C&C Lucas plant area?) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Oct 7, 11:06:33
- haregoo (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:46:08
- Yeah, and the Sagrada Familia (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 7, 10:44:24
- Yep - there's some of the old one left, the new one was built on the same spot. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:45:02
- hent the catherdral a mix of new'n'old too? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 10:40:33
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