Monument record 0945700000 - Fields S of The Firs

Summary

Site of incendiary bombing raid on Whitchurch during World War II.

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Type and Period (1)

BOMB SITE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Incendiary bombs dropped on the fields south of 'The Firs' [CAS 9446] during a bombing raid on Whitchurch in about 1941. Not known whether any craters or evidence of the bombing survives (B1).

Sources (1)

<1>SBC22680 Verbal communication: Flo Ward to David Green (BCC). 2005. Information on World War 2 bombing raid on Whitchurch.

Location

Grid reference	SP 8039 2024 (point)
Civil Parish	WHITCHURCH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2024 3:05PM

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