ZEPPELIN+RAID+IN+WILLIAN

ZEPPELIN RAID ON WILLIAN - REALLY, WHY? Late on the night of the 1st October 1916 the First World War really arrived in Letchworth. At 1.14 in the morning a German zeppelin bomber dropped over 50 bombs on Hitchin and Willian. Little real damage was done but one man was killed in the raid. The event would have been a frightening experience for the entire local area.



Follow the links to find out more on the raid and the use of Zeppelin airships during World War 1:





[|Route taken by L24 on the 1/10/16]

[|World War I Zeppelin Attacks]

[|Article on the Zeppelin Raids of Autumn 1916] __Possible Story Ideas__ - Tell the story of the airman dropping the bombs on Hitchin - Tell the story of the people of Hitchin on the night of the raid