For Five Shillings a Day: Personal Histories of World War II

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Dr. Campbell-Begg Richard. For Five Shillings a Day: Personal Histories of World War II

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Dedicated to those who served but did not live to tell the tale

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James Ian Bradley Walker

So, after that more precautions were taken and the air raid sirens became more operational and we did get some warning in the future raids. The first raid they concentrated on the hangars and there was major damage. How many planes were lost I do not remember, but I know that there was quite substantial damage done. The runways were put out of action but were quickly re-instated, the holes being filled up. That was the first raid that Manston had experienced and was the start of many.

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