@janetpontin@is_glasgow A Parachute Mine landed on what was a hotel at 83 Kelvin Drive. It went through a skylight and was suspended by the parachute, thankfully it didn't explode. The 2nd Parachute Mine that was dropped by this plane exploded at Wilton St/Queen Margaret Drive killing 5 people.
The official death toll for these attacks April 6/7th was 60 people. 51 in Glasgow, 7 in Bishopbriggs and 2 in Paisley. A further 37 bombs fell in East Kilbride and Strathaven, 122 in Lanarkshire, 60 in Renfrewshire, 49 in Dumbartonshire and 11 in Paisley.
Just before midnight, a high explosive bomb lands at the junction of Kent St and London Rd Glasgow, killing 16 people. In the background you can see the roof of St Alphonsus Church. The site today is where many Glaswegians first savored hot doughnuts at the famous Barras market.
85 years ago on Monday April 7th 1941 the Luftwaffe return to Clydeside and the surrounding areas. Only 3 weeks after the devastating attacks of March 1941 this attack is often overlooked even though it was a major attack.
https://t.co/EKeyIO4Pyu
WW2: The Deadliest Blitz? @HistoryHitWW2@HistoryHit@DrJamesRogers welcomes @MarcConaghan to talk about his years of research and study on the Clydeside and Clyde Bank Blitz, taking us through the 48 hours of destruction this region faced... https://t.co/7x8Wc1PNee
On the 24th of July 1940, a Luftwaffe plane attacked Hillington Industrial Estate just outside Glasgow. It dropped 4 250kg, 4 50kg and over 100 Incendiary bombs. There were no casualties.
On July 17th, 1940 a Luftwaffe bomber dropped 6 250kg bombs on Nobels Explosive Factory in Ardeer, Ayrshire. 2 failed to explode. 1 person died of shock and 5 more were injured.
On the 17 July 1940. The Luftwaffe attacked Glasgow with a single Dornier Do17 plane. They drop 4 250kg bombs on Blawarthill St, killing 3 people. The same plane drops 4 more 50kg bombs near Tinto Park in Craigton, Glasgow. This is the first time Glasgow is bombed in WWII.
On the 13th of July 1940 2 Luftwaffe planes drop 19 high-explosive bombs over Renfrewshire. Bombs land at Bridge of Weir, Houston, Kilmacolm, Inverkip, Barrhead and Paisley with no damage or casualties recorded.
A massive thank you to @MarcConaghan for joining us at #BISA2023 (@MYBISA) in Glasgow for our lunchtime lecture on the Clydeside Blitz -
The topic was also recorded for an episode of @HistoryHitWW2 out soon. In the meantime, check out Marc’s work here @TargetClydeside.
82 years ago today on Monday April 7th 1941 the Luftwaffe return to Clydeside and the surrounding areas. Only 3 weeks after the devastating attacks of March 1941 this attack is often overlooked even though it was a major attack.
https://t.co/EKeyIO4Pyu