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Airfields and airmen
Guy Jefferson was a boy living in the village of Newton-on-Ouse at the outbreak of World War Two. The nearby airfield at Linton-on-Ouse had been constructed before the war. Tholthorpe airfield was built during the war. Guy remembers both, and the bombers flying from them. His wartime experiences led to … More …
Crumbling concrete to Portland Stone
Today saw the unveiling of a memorial to Bomber Command, to men who lost their lives around 70 years ago, during the Second … More …
Baedeker raid, 70 years on
The 70th anniversary of the ‘Baedeker’ raid is being marked in an imaginative way – on Twitter – @BaedekerLive. You can follow … More …
WW2 photo – can you help locate?
Ian Blackmore from Newfoundland is hoping to identify the precise location of these photos, taken in October 1942, when his mother was an ATS girl stationed in York. (They can be enlarged.)
[Update: the location seems likely to have been Nunthorpe Hall in York (since demolished). See comments below.]
Audrey’s wartime York
March 2012
Audrey, now living in the US, was born in York and lived on Blossom Street, opposite the Bar Convent, during the war years.
See also: Audrey’s memories of the air-raids in York in WW2, Stephen’s memories of the ‘Baedeker’ raid, and his memories of … More …
Memories of the air raids on York
March 2012
Audrey was around ten years of age when war broke out, and remembers the air raids on York, including the most destructive, in 1942 – the ‘Baedeker’ raid.
More of Audrey’s memories of wartime York >
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1942 ‘Baedeker’ raid
I’ve updated and I hope enhanced the pages on this site relating to the air raid on 29 April 1942. The civilian casualties list has had a lot of visitors in recent days, following an article in The Press about the ‘Baedeker’ raid. I’ve added a page with a simplified, … More …