Langs Road, Preston
4 September 1942 · Paignton, Devon
View this record on the map →- Date
- 4 September 1942
- Record type
- Historic bombing area
- Bomb type
- HE
- Casualties
- 13
- Location
- Paignton, Devon
- Position accuracy
- Confirmed event, street-derived point
What happened
The deadliest raid on Paignton. Numbers 9, 11, 13, 15 and 23 Langs Road were destroyed outright and thirteen people killed, with more than 1,200 other houses in the area damaged. Three generations of one family died at number 15.
Casualty note
All 13 died at numbers 9, 11, 13 and 15 Langs Road, and at number 23.
Also worth knowing
The raid led to every Paignton woman aged 20 to 45 being required to register for fire-watching.