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‘Little London’

Fraserburgh and Northern Counties Advertiser November 12 1940 © Johnston Press

I’ Broch wis richtfu caad ‘Little London’ durin i’ waar due to i’ hefty bombin an machine gun attacks it got fae i’ German Luftwaffe. I’ toon wis a target due to its munitions an food factories. Pairts for i’ Bofors gun wis made in i’ toon as weel as sortin i’ Rolls Royce aeroplane ingins. I’ bombin o i’ merchant fleet fit sailed close tae i’ coast aften resulted in i’ Broch bein bombed. I’ Broch wis i’ lave o i’ lan at i’ Luftwaffe passed ower fin returnin tae their base in Trondheim in Norway, so bombs wid be unloaded on i’ toon at i’ end o raids.

A nummer o tairgets wir hit durin i’ bombin. Benzie an Miller wis a tairget aifter i’ brak oot o a huge fire fit lichted up i’ area for mair bombin nearby. Iss included i’ Commercial Bar far a number o folk tragically lost their lives at nicht.

Fraserburgh and Northern Counties Advertiser November 12 1940 © Johnston Press

Press and Journal November 6 1940 © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd