- Contributed by听
- cornwallcsv
- People in story:听
- Thomas Barry Osborne
- Location of story:听
- St Eval
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A4176623
- Contributed on:听
- 10 June 2005
This story was submitted to the People's War website by Sue Sutton on behalf of Thomas Osborne, the author and has been added to the site with his permission. the author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
I was 6 or 7 when the landmine landed at St Eval Airfield. It landed right on the air raid shelter and killed a load of people. Father was milling corn in St Issey with the waterwheel and he saw the place light up and he thought the bomb had landed at our farm (Hawksland Farm). He ran indoors to see where we were and we were under the kitchen table, me, mother and elder sister.
I was led to believe the air raid shelter and all the bodies - what was left of them - was all sealed over. I don't know if this is true.
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