▁fle w ▁from ▁bases ▁in ▁Norway ▁and ▁Den mark ▁( head ing ▁for ▁air fields ). ▁Though ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁attack ing ▁force ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁British ▁f igh ters ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁bom bers ▁dropped ▁bomb s ▁on ▁New castle ▁and ▁S under land . ▁▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁German ▁bom bers ▁attacked ▁New castle ▁and ▁dropped ▁high ▁explos ive ▁bomb s , ▁inc endi aries ▁and ▁a ▁par ach ute ▁mine . ▁ 4 7 ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁homes ▁were ▁made ▁un in hab itable . ▁ ▁A ▁ra id ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁caused ▁a ▁major ▁fire ▁New ▁Bridge ▁Street ▁Good s ▁Station ▁which ▁burn ed ▁for ▁a ▁week . ▁The ▁ra id ▁left ▁ 5 0 ▁dead , ▁ 7 1 ▁seriously ▁injured , ▁ 1 4 0 ▁slightly ▁injured ▁and ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁people ▁hom eless . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁substantial ▁ra id ▁on ▁New castle ▁came ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁with ▁nine ▁people ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁By ker ▁area . ▁Sm aller ▁scale ▁' tip ▁and ▁run ' ▁ra ids ▁by ▁small ▁groups ▁or ▁single ▁bom bers ▁continued ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Another ▁air ▁ra id ▁came ▁for ▁North ▁Sh ield s ▁as ▁W . A . ▁Wil kins ons ▁( used ▁as ▁an ▁air ▁ra id ▁shelter ) ▁was ▁hit . ▁