The Day War Came to Clacton on Sea.
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1st edition. Victoria County History (Clacton VCH Group). The Victoria Road World War Two aeroplane crash on April 30th 1940."In the 1930s the seaside resort of Clacton on Sea in Essex was one of ...
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1st edition. Victoria County History (Clacton VCH Group). The Victoria Road World War Two aeroplane crash on April 30th 1940."In the 1930s the seaside resort of Clacton on Sea in Essex was one of the most popular holiday destinations in Britain. But in April 1940, shortly after the outbreak of World War Two, the town came into prominence for a quite different reason when a German Heinkel bomber, engaged in mine-laying activities along the East Coast, crashed on the residential houses of Victoria Road. One of the sea-mines which it carried exploded, causing catastrophic damage to the area and the first civilian fatalaties on mainland Britiain during the Second World War". Pp.iv/21, many black & white and colour photos throughout. Paperback. Scarce. VG.
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Publisher: Hadleigh: Keith Avis Printers, 2020.
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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