From the July 4, 2012, BBC News Berkshire.
On 10 February 1943 Newbury was bombed and 15 were killed and 41 injured.
The attack destroyed a school, a church and houses.
There is a plaque with information about the German bombing in a small garden opposite St. John's Church on the 70th anniversary.
The church was totally destroyed with only the altar left. It has been rebuilt.
The Senior Council School, Saint Bartholomew's almhouse and the Southampton Terrace were also destroyed along with 265 other homes.damaged, many of which had to be demolished.
Fortunately, the school had only been out 20 minutes when the bombs hit and some students later said that they had seen planes above them earlier.
Three pupils and two teachers still in the school died. Of the 41 injured, 25 were serious.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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