His life was saved by a Chelsea artist who disarmed an outraged bombing victim who had grabbed the pilot’s pistol and was threatening to shoot
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The Paultons Square trench shelter tragedy- October 20th 1940
Trench shelters were a rapid and quick build solution for the construction of public air raid refuges in London during the Second World War. They
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Three- 10th to 14th September 1940. More death and destruction.
Overview The Luftwaffe returned to Chelsea late Tuesday night 10th September and early Wednesday morning 11th September. There was a change in the pattern of
Chelsea Blitz time line 1940 to 1945: incidents and casualties
[This is a work in progress online posting intended to eventually present a full Chelsea Blitz timeline narrative. More detailed narratives of large-scale incidents with