- TITLE
- Bombing in Wick During World War II (1 of 4)
- EXTERNAL ID
- QZP40_CAITHNESS_CROFTING_130
- PLACENAME
- Wick
- DISTRICT
- Eastern Caithness
- OLD COUNTY/PARISH
- CAITHNESS: Wick
- PERIOD
- 1980s
- CREATOR
- George Cameron
- SOURCE
- Highland Libraries
- ASSET ID
- 41408
- KEYWORDS
- audios
Wick resident, George Cameron, became well known in Caithness when he survived a bomb falling on his home during World War II. Hill Avenue, where the Camerons lived, was next to the airport. Wick airport at the time was the base for fighter squadrons involved with the defence of the naval base at Scapa Flow in Orkney. Wick was bombed several times during 1940. The worst event took place on 2 July 1940 when 15 people were killed and 22 were wounded when two bombs fell on Bank Row. The fatalities included 7 children.
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