It is often thought that the largely rural County of Lincolnshire escaped much damage during WW2. However, this is far from the case; the Luftwaffe carried out bombing raids on our towns throughout the period and casualties were significant. We should not forget that most large towns in the County were heavily industrialised: Lincoln had its armoured vehicle factory and Grantham had its railway workshops. At 1420hrs they struck Jubilee Avenue and New Beacon Road where 2 people were killed and a number of houses destroyed.T he defences were stood down as the aircraft disappeared only to re-appear again a few minutes later, diving out of the cloud at a low angle and heading for Springfield Road. 16 people lost their lives. In what was indeed a weapons factory making machine guns, cannon and munitions for the RAF – almost certainly the intended target.
(Felton Morris,2014. World war 2 civilian causalities in Lincolnshire, Lincoln archives)