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Lancashire / Re: Rootes Aircraft Factory Speke WW2
« on: Monday 09 August 10 23:54 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
Just got to this thread while researching the Rootes factory as my late father worked there. He told us about air raids as everyone who worked at there also had a defense role and he was a fire-watcher. He described how he and the other lads would deal with incendiaries which, like all cluster bombs, fell in their hundreds when used. Instead of the ministry approved method using a bucket of sand and a shovel they would dribble the devices 'like Dixie Dean' to the edge of the roof and chip it up over the parapet.
Although he talked about the raids he never mentioned either damage or casualties.
Just got to this thread while researching the Rootes factory as my late father worked there. He told us about air raids as everyone who worked at there also had a defense role and he was a fire-watcher. He described how he and the other lads would deal with incendiaries which, like all cluster bombs, fell in their hundreds when used. Instead of the ministry approved method using a bucket of sand and a shovel they would dribble the devices 'like Dixie Dean' to the edge of the roof and chip it up over the parapet.
Although he talked about the raids he never mentioned either damage or casualties.