Did the blackout work?

Did the careless showing of a light really attract enemy bombers to hidden targets? Historian Andrew Jeffrey thinks not and casts doubt on the usefulness of the blackout.

30 July 2010

2 minutes

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Thirty Nine 45

Thirty Nine 45—Thirty Nine 45
On the 6th August 1942 the east coast of Scotland was bombed by the Luftwaffe...

Ministry of Information
Duration: 01:22
Christine at Western Roundel Cemetery
Duration: 02:28
Historian Andrew Jeffrey in Nelson Street, Glasgow
Duration: 02:26
Christine finds Avril Wood
Duration: 03:20