Smoke Screens

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Contributed by: Severn Valley Railway
People in story:: Graham Mapp
Location of story:: Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
Background to story:: Civilian
Article ID:: A4292697
Contributed on:: 28 June 2005

I remember as a child the light bins in the streets of Castle Bromwich. They were to make a smoke screen to hide the Vickers factory.

(This story was submitted to the People's War site by a volunteer from Wyre Forest Volunteer Bureau on behalf of Graham Mapp and has been added to this site with his permission. Mr Mapp fully understands the site's terms and conditions.)

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