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Raid 54 - 28 - 29 July 1916

The Raid

Six airships came over, the L24 was the first one coming in near the mouth of the Humber. Six bombs were dropped in Immingham near to the Immingham Electric Railway but the only damage was slight damage to the wiring. After being scared off by the AA fir it turned and went up to Bridlington Bay when it turned inland again and looped round to Hornsea when bombs were dropped on a Swedish ship, the Thor. The bombs missed and no damage was done.

The L17 was seen off Grimsby and dropped bombs on Killingholme doing no damage. Bombs were then dropped on East Halton doing some damage and killing a calf. After going out to sea bombs were dropped 100 feet from the SS Frodingham but no damage was done.

Lincolnshire was where the L13 came over, it seems the captain thought FIskerton was Lincoln and dropped a couple of bombs. The airship moved onto Newark were a couple more bombs were dropped.

Bombs were then dropped along the railway by Dry Doddington but no damage was done other than a few broken windows. The L13 then went over Norfolk before going out over the North Sea.

L16 went round the Norfolk Coast, dropped some incendiary bombs at Snettisham then out over the Wash.

The L11 was seen off Sheringham and dropped one bomb there. It came inland and dropped more bombs at Weybourne, Holt, Sharrington and Gunthorpe. The airship then went really fast up towards the Wash. It was then seen heading off over the North Sea.

The last airship was the L31 who was off the Suffolk coast and went inland as far as Bungay. It then turned and went back out to sea at Kessingland.

Victims & Damage

A calf was killed in East Halton where straw was destroyed as was some farm buildings.

A cow was killed in Weybourne and damage done to farm buildings.

There was very little other damage.

Summary

This was a large raid, six airships came over with 4 turning back after running into fog but very little damage was done.

The bombs dropped on the ships at sea aren’t clear if they were actually targeted or if the airships were just getting rid of their bombs.

 

Weather – Mostly favourable for airship navigation, there was sea fog down the east coast.

 

 Response –

The AA guns at Immingham fired but the fog meant they weren’t able to aim. There was no other response.

 

Bombs – 65

Killed – 0

Injured – 0

Raid details Air Raids 1916, 28 July to 9 August 1916,Compiled by the Intelligence Section, General Headquarters Home Forces, no date

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