Summary
CATHERINE Brightwell has remembered many major occasions in British history. Better-known as Kitty, she remembers heading into Newcastle on September 3, 1939, when the air-raid sirens screamed out at the start of the Second World War.
Kitty remembers her house and Matthew Bank, in Gosforth, being badly damaged in the blast of a German bomb during a raid - herself and her family (and their pet dog) barely escaping with their lives.See the full content of this document
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Bridge Memories
Following her enlistment in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (the WAAFs), Kitty witnessed both the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, working as a plotter in the Control Room ...
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