| Date (1941) |
First Bomb |
Total Weight | Casualties |
Notes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | |||||||
| 4/5 Feb |
18.50 |
02.27 |
31.10 |
10 |
4 | Slight domestic damage, Goddard Avenuenue. |
|
| 11/12 Feb |
17.28 |
17.50 |
17.32 |
|
|
|
Anti-aircraft shell fell on Jalland Street. |
| 14/15 Feb |
19.00 |
02.10 |
19.00 |
7 |
|
3 |
Damage to oil mills and warehouses Glasshouse Row, Central Street. |
| 16 Feb |
01.36 |
06.58 |
01.36 |
20 |
|
|
Fell in fields, Hedon Road, Tower House. No damage. |
| 22/23 Feb |
19.30 |
22.38 |
19.30 |
81 |
4 |
4 |
Bombs fell on Rowlston and Ellerby Groves and Hawthorn Avenue. 36 cwt UXB near railway crossing. Rowlston Grove extensively damaged. |
| 23/24 Feb |
19.13 |
01.30 |
1914 |
100 |
12 |
26 |
Bombs fell on De La Pole Avenue, Hedon Road, Clough Road, Alexandra Dock Terrace, De La Pole Avenue damaged. Mines in dock exploded by sweeping. |
| 25 Feb |
19.49 |
00.01 |
20.00 |
10 |
|
5 |
Kirby Street. Incendiaries North Hull all put out. One UXB removed 04 03 41. |
| 26 Feb |
No Warning |
12.02 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
Mine dropped on 23/24 02 01 sinking the lighters Monarch and Brakelu. |
|
| 01/02 Mar |
19.45 |
23.50 |
20.50 |
40 |
5 |
5 |
Domestic damage, James Reckitt Avenue. |
| 13/14 Mar |
20.56 |
04.46 |
|
220 |
38 |
79 |
5th Avenuenue School, North Hull and Stoneferry bridge approach. Large fire at Sissions paint works. |
| 14/15 Mar |
20.15 |
03.10 |
20.15 |
46 |
16 |
22 |
Bean Street, St Andrew's Dock, Stoneferry. Mine at Bean Street. Extensive domestic damage. |
| 18/19 Mar |
20.11 |
04.48 |
20.11 |
995 |
91 |
70 |
Heavy raid North & Central Hull. Large fire at Sissons varnish works. Many bombs fell in fields. |
| 31/01 Apr |
20.22 |
00.51 |
|
242 |
52 |
72 |
Ferensway, Freehold Street, Boulevard, Hedon Road, Prospect Street, Priory Sidings. Infirmary damaged. ARP control badly damaged. Two UXB. |
| 03/04 Apr |
20.52 |
01.00 |
22.00 |
|
|
1 |
East Hull area. Incendiary raid. All extinguished. |
| 07/08 Apr |
21.02 |
04.07 |
00.38 |
30 |
|
|
Spring Bank West, Kirklands Road. 10 cwt UXB exploded 08/08/41 at 16:00 |
| 09/10 Apr |
23.07 |
05.06 |
03.55 |
4 |
|
1 |
Incendiary raid. All incendiaries put out. |
| 13 Apr | 1 | Details unknown. | |||||
| 15/16 Apr |
21.28 |
04.59 |
03.30 |
120 |
57 |
20 |
Holderness Road, Hedon Road, Alexandra Dock, Jennings Street. Ellis Street shelter (50 occupants) disappeared. One fire at Jennings St. |
| 23/24 Apr |
21.29 |
23.34 |
22.40 |
|
|
|
St Georges Road, Glasgow Street. Two AA shells came down demolishing two houses. |
| 25/26 Apr |
21.35 |
23.49 |
22.50 |
40 |
8 |
4 |
Council Avenue, Rokeby Avenue, West Hull; mine fell on housing estate. |
| 26/27 Apr |
21.55 |
02.55 | 01.00 |
40 |
|
|
Kingston High School & Lynton Avenue. Mines fell in fields. Slight domestic damage. |
| 03/04 May | 23.10 | 04.00 | 23.50 | 40 | 1 | Alexandra Dock, Marfleet Lane. First G-mines dropped on Fenners. Caught fire. | |
| 05/06 May | 23.04 | 05.03 | 23.40 | 5 | 1 | Damage to warehouse, King George Dock. | |
| 07/08 May |
23.16 | 05.08 | 00.35 | 900 | 203 | 165 | Riverside Quay, Shopping Centre, High Street. Major fires Shopping Centre & Riverside Quay. Hull's Worst Nights |
| 08/09 May |
00.05 | 05.55 | 00.10 | 1518 | 217 | 160 | King George, Alexandra and Victoria Docks, East & North Hull. Major fires Hedon Road and timber on docks. Hull's Worst Nights |
| 09/10 May | 23.40 | 05.55 | 01.20 | 25 | Sutton - all fell in fields. | ||
| 11/12 May | 00.20 | 03.45 | 01.15 | 31 | 2 | 3 | Clifton & Albany Streets, Beverly Road & Sutton. One UXB - casing split open. |
| 29 May | 00.12 | 04.50 | 01.57 | 20 | St Andrews Dock & Priory Sidings. No fires started. Little damage. 1 UXB. | ||
| 02 Jun | 22.30 | 23.55 | 00.01 | 12 | 27 | 11 | Marlborough & Park Avenues, Blenheim & Margaret Streets. Bombs dropped after All Clear. |
| 15 Jun | 1 | Details unknown. | |||||
| 23 Jun | 00.18 | 02.52 | 01.26 | 6 | Slight domestic damage. | ||
| 29 Jun | 01.27 | 03.33 | 01.45 | 50 | 1 | 5 | Slight damage to King George Dock. Stoneferry Bridge hit. |
| 1 Jul | 1 | Details unknown. | |||||
| 09/10 Jul | 00.12 | 02.53 | 00.38 | Incendiary raid, East Hull. All incendiaries put out. | |||
| 11 Jul | 00.53 | 03.05 | 01.15 | 258 | 21 | 46 | General attack north of railway approach to station. One major fire, Blundell Spence, Aire St. |
| 15 Jul | 00.55 | 03.19 | 01.50 | 259 | 25 | 28 | North hull Estate, Anlaby Rd, Sidmouth St. School & domestic property damaged. |
| 18/19 Jul | 01.18 | 04.07 | 01.20 | 717 | 140 | 108 | East Hull & Victoria Dock. Large fires at East Hull Gas, Spillers, Reckitts. |
| 23 Jul | 00.09 | 03.25 | 00.35 | 35 | 2 | 5 | Holderness Rd, Holland St, Preston Road. Mainly shops & domestic property. |
| 27 Jul | 2 | Details unknown. | |||||
| 18 Aug | 02.10 | 03.50 | 02.05 | 130 | 20 | 15 | Central & East Hull. Three shelters damaged. |
| 31/01 Sep | 22.07 | 02.32 | 22.30 | 141 | 44 | 36 | South West, Central & (mainly) East Hull. Mainly domestic damage. 16 shelters damaged. |
| 21 Sep | 01.21 | 03.52 | 01.35 | 5 | Slight damage to four tracks, Priory Sidings, Hessle Rd. | ||
| 12/13 Oct | 23.02 | 02.58 | 00.11 | 10 | 2 | Across Humber Dock (fragments found). Two further warnings; Red 20.43 - White 22.53, Red 03.30 - White 03.59 | |
| 1/2 Nov | 21.23 | 00.09 | 22.58 | 40 | 1 | Airlie, St Mathew, Coltman & Bean Streets. Domestic damage. | |
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