First raid on London by German planes in WW I
N 51° 30.513 W 000° 07.224
30U E 699824 N 5710311
Damage caused by a German raid on London in WW I.
Waymark Code: WMBCNM
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/06/2011
Views: 18
The plaque reads:
"The scars that disfigure the pedestal of the obelisk, the bases of the sphinxes, and the right hand sphinx, were caused by fragments of a bomb dropped in the roadway close to this spot, in the first raid on London by German aeroplanes a few minutes before midnight on Tuesday 4th September 1917"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/04/1917
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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