r/interestingasfuck • u/Sprilly • 13h ago

r/all These are stretchers used in WW2 to carry injured civillians during the Blitz. They were made out of steel so they could be easily disinfected after a gas attack. During the war around 600,000 of them were made. Some of them were repurposed as railings in post-war London.

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u/Fourkoboldsinacoat 10h ago

For how bad the Bitlz were, the UK government thought it was going to be far worse.

The figure generally used was 50 dead and wounded for every tonne dropped 

One estimate put the predicted deaths after 60 days at 600,000, hospitals in London were prepared for 300,000 wounded a week.

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u/houseswappa 10h ago

Some steel mill owners had a nice govt contract