Sunderland Blitz - Wikipedia
WEBSunderland was an important ship building city and port during World War II. 273 civilians were killed and 838 injured during the bombing. Bombing of the city began on 21 June 1940 and ended on 24 May 1943. An estimated 90% of the city's buildings were damaged, and 1,000 destroyed.
Sunderland in 1943: 75 dead, 200 homes destroyed - the night Sunderland …
WEBMar 23, 2023 · The devastation caused by air raids on Sunderland. On May 16, high explosive bombs as well as mines and 1,300 incendiary devices fell on the town and 75 people were killed. Thankfully, 30 of the...
11 photos from the year Sunderland was blitzed by the Luftwaffe ...
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · German bombers wreaked havoc on Sunderland 80 years ago this month – but there was a remarkable tale of survival amid it all. These 11 photos from 1941 show the damage left by the Luftwaffe as...
BBC - When the blitz came to Wearside - BBC News
WEBMay 20, 2010 · A direct hit by two high explosive bombs on Sunderland's Central Station. The first German bombs fell on the north-east of England 70 years ago. By the end of the war almost 7,000 civilians in...
Sunderland bombings in 1943: Wearside's courage as bombs …
WEBFeb 23, 2023 · King George and Queen Elizabeth on bomb site of St Thomas Church, Sunderland, in 1943. But the town remained resilient and Sunderland Echo photographers captured this remarkable footage of it...
Short Sunderland - Wikipedia
WEBThe Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in North East England.
Victoria Hall disaster - Wikipedia
WEBThe Victoria Hall disaster occurred on 16 June 1883 at the Victoria Hall in Sunderland, England, when the distribution of free toys caused a crowd crush resulting in 183 children (aged between 3 and 14 years old) to be crushed to death due to compressive asphyxia.
World War Two in the North East - England's North East
WEBIn the Sunderland raid many of the bombs hit residential areas north and south of the river as well as the town centre and some industrial sites. A 500kg high explosive bomb hit the North Stand of Roker Park, home to Sunderland football club near the player’s tunnel, forming a crater on the pitch.
BBC - In pictures: The Wearside Blitz - BBC News
WEBVery early on the morning of 6 September 1940 Sunderland's Central Station suffers a direct hit by two high explosive bombs leaving a crater 9m (30ft) across and 4.5m (15ft) deep. The same bomb...
Remembering the Lodge Terrace Incident of 24th May 1943 - BBC
WEBA total of fifty-one men, women and children were reported killed in Sunderland during that last raid of the war, plus an unknown number injured. Whole families were wiped out or decimated.
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