Wartime Memories No.3 German bomber of the period – (Heinkel He 111 H) CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF THE EARLY LUFTWAFFE AIR RAIDS On November 13, 1939 the first bombs of World War II dropped on British soil landed at Sullom, Shetland, (The raid was largely ineffective and failed to hit any of its naval targets.) March 1940 saw the first death of a British civilian when James William Isbister was killed during a German air raid on Orkney. 7.45pm on 18th July, 1940 marked the first air raid on mainland Britain. August 24, 1940 saw the first German air raid on … Continue reading The First Air Raid on Mainland Britain in WW2