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Wansteadium Blitz project, 15 Oct 1940: Chigwell Road

On this night in 1940 at 9.12pm, an oil bomb was dropped by German planes on Chigwell Road, Wanstead, landing in the river. at 10.15pm, two high explosive bombs fell on Wanstead Flats.

Author WansteadiumPosted on Friday 15 October 2010Tuesday 12 October 2010Categories WansteadiumTags chigwellroad, wansteadflats, wansteadiumblitzproject

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