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Wartime Coast: Defending the Forth
On 16th October 1939 the Luftwaffe’s first raid on Britain during the Second World War happened over the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
Several men were killed as German Ju 88 bombers hit naval targets in Rosyth.
Ali Gibson takes a special look at the Firth of Forth coastline in Edinburgh and its critical role defending Scotland during one of Britain’s toughest times.
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