14th May 1944 – last German air attack on Bristol. Although 163 tonnes of high explosive bombs were dropped on the area only five hit the city. The main target was the harbour – defended by Chotie’s anti-aircraft battery at Markham Camp, Easton-in-Gordano. Fifteen of the 91 Luftwaffe planes involved in the raid were lost. (See The Baby Blitz and Bristol during World War 2.)
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