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Aug 20th 1940 Nazi planes overhead while I was hanging out my washing, then the sirens went. No bombs 3:15 to 4 o'clock.

Aug 21st 1940 Lone enemy plane we saw come out of a cloud and dropped two bombs, all three of us saw the bombs drop from our front window, then we heard the thuds and clouds of smoke rise, the raider went back into the clouds, no sirens 4:30pm.

Bombs @ Barley Lane

Aug 22nd 1940 Sirens at 3:40am to 4:45am Siren and planes @2:45 raiding a convoy. Siren @ 7 o'clock until past eight, saw plenty of planes, 2 bombs dropped.

Aug 23rd 1940 Sirens but no bombs

Aug 24th 1940 Siren @ 8:15am until 9:30am. Siren again 3:30pm. Siren @ 7:15pm until 8 o'clock, again at 12 o'clock midnight

Aug 25th 1940 Siren @ 6:45pm.