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Watching the Planes Go By: In Greenock

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mcleanmuseum
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Elizabeth Smith
Location of story: 
Greenock
Background to story: 
Civilian
Article ID: 
A2766387
Contributed on: 
21 June 2004

During the war I lived in Belville Street. My two young sons Peter & Jim used to run about excitedly when they heard the planes flying over our house. They were very young and didn’t realise we were at war!

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