Aberdeen air raid kills dozens

12th July 1940: The first major raid on the city is remembered as 'Black Friday' but it was just the first of many

The Heinkel III bomber that crashed on the ice rink in Aberdeen on 12th July 1940. The crew, Lt. Herbert Huck, Gefr. Georg Kerkhoff, Uffz. Paul Plischke and Fw. August Skokan are buried in the Old Dyce churchyard.

Before the war, RAF Fighter Command had anticipated that any air attack from Germany would most likely hit the east coast of Britain hardest. …