Friday, July 31, 2026

Yeovil in the War

 When the Supermarine factory in Southampton was destroyed by bombing Spitfire production moved to Westlands in Yeovil. Yeovil built more Spitfires that anywhere else during the war. However this made Yeovil a target for air raids and there were 49 fatalities and thousands of houses were damaged but the factory remained unscathed.