On June 13th, 1917, Germany conducted the first successful heavy bomber raid on London done by the Gotha G.IV.bombers and resulted in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries
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Gotha Heavy Bomber over England by Roger H. Middlebrook |
On June 13th, 1917, Germany conducted the first successful heavy bomber raid on London done by the Gotha G.IV.bombers and resulted in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries
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Gotha Heavy Bomber over England by Roger H. Middlebrook |
Family legend has it that my great grandmother was poisoned when a Gotha bomber loaded with mustard gas crashed near her as she worked the fields in Kent. She died in 1976 so if true did very well!
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