Heavitree parachute mines
28 November 1940 · Exeter, Devon
View this record on the map →- Date
- 28 November 1940
- Record type
- Historic bombing area
- Bomb type
- parachute-mine
- Casualties
- 4
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, approximate point
What happened
Two parachute mines fell on Heavitree, causing damage across more than thirty streets including Woodstock Road and Cranbrook Road.
Casualty note
Four killed and 26 injured.
Also worth knowing
The most destructive attack on Exeter before the 1942 Baedeker raids.