Quote: Billy Bunter @ 10th February 2023, 1:22 PM
Probably been in situ a bit longer than 4 days if the truth be known.
From the Eastern Daily Press...........
Andrew Fakes, president of the Great Yarmouth Local History and Archaeological Society, believes he has pinpointed the Luftwaffe raid on which the bomb was dropped.
I'm saying nothing about who this man is
According to his findings, it most likely ended up in its watery resting place at the bottom of the Yare on the evening of April 9, 1941, one of several attacks on the town by German bombers during the war.
He recalls being told by a member of the Home Guard how six bombs fell into the water that night, only five of which exploded.
Mr Fakes said: "I recall an anecdote told to me by the late Robert Postle, who was a teenage member of the Home Guard and a 'Fire Watcher' before joining the Royal Air Force.
Don't panic!!