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Buzz Bomb

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nottinghamcsv
People in story: 
Patrick Bettison
Location of story: 
Sutton-in-Ashfield
Background to story: 
Civilian Force
Article ID: 
A4635858
Contributed on: 
31 July 2005

This story was submitted to the People's War site by CSV/BBC Radio Nottingham on behalf of Patrick Bettson with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.

I can remember aged about two years old being woken in the night by my father. It was pitch dark as we had no lights on because of the blackout. I remember being told 'look at that' but I was bleary from sleep and couldn't see anything. It turned out to have been a buzz bomb.

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