Carnage in Bristol
28th August 1942: A solitary Luftwaffe bomber causes mass casualties in Bristol with a chance hit on two buses
Carlyle H. Smith1 was 16 and had just started work at Union Street, Bristol, England in late August 1942. He took the bus into town from Kingswood and walked the final stage of his journey from the bus stop in Old Market:
On my 5th day at work, Friday, 28th August 1942, after walking this route…
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