Alvis works, Holyhead Road
14 November 1940 · Coventry, West Midlands
View this record on the map →- Date
- 14 November 1940
- Record type
- Reported target area
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, approximate point
What happened
The Alvis factory on Holyhead Road was severely damaged in the raid, ending car manufacture there for the rest of the war. Alvis's military work — aero engines and the management of shadow factories — continued afterwards.