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People who got less than £5 per week got one for free and the government built it for them. People who got over or £5 per week had to buy one from the government for £7. They were made out of concrete, corogated metal, sand bags and soil. they were ussaly under ground.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoBomb shelters were built because when the bombs dropped everyone would go outside in to their air raid shelter to keep them safe from bombs.The shelters were also shaped like eggs because if u put pressuare on an egg it wouldn't get spuashed,well it's the same with an air raid shelter.If a bomb dropped on it it wouldn't spuish!
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∙ 12y agothere was two air rade shelters one indoor that was called a Morrison shelter and one outdoors that was called a Anderson shelter
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∙ 13y agoPeople needed to protect themselves from the bombs being dropped by German aircraft.
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∙ 15y agoTo protect people from bombs.
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What was the 3 air raid shelters called in ww2?
there where two air raid shelters one was the Morrison shelter which looked like a table the other was the Anderson shelter which was underground
Air rade shelters?
Air raid shelters, also known as bomb shelters, are structures that provide protection from an air attack. These structures do not offer protection from ground attacks.
Where were there air raid shelters in tilbury Essex?
Public shelters were provided at Tilbury Riverside Station, on the Anchor Field and in Feenan Highway
What is an Anderson shelter made of?
Anderson shelters are air raid shelters. They were made from six corrugated iron sheets bolted together at the top with steel plates at either end, and were half buried in the ground with earth heaped on top to protect them from bomb blasts.
What were they two types of air raid shelters called in world war 2?
Anderson and Morrison shelter
When were Anderson shelters introduced?
Anderson shelters, air raid shelters built for the poor, were introduced in 1938, just prior to the start of World War II. lol!
Were air raid shelters safe?
no
What were the two types of air raid shelters called?
The two types of air raid shelters are called the Anderson shelter and the Morrison shelter
What were two types of air raid shelters called?
They were shelters either underground or in your house or outside in your front or back garden. They were mostly made out of corrugated metal or iron for the roofs and usually metal for the walls and there were wooden stools/ seats/ bench's etc.. . and if a air raid went off they would probably stay in for a few hours.
What is a air raid made from?
Air raids are where planes fly over cities or towns and bomb them. There is no raid as such, but the place is bombed. This is why there are places called air raid shelters, either steadily built above ground or dug in below ground where people could hide from the bombing.
What was the 3 air raid shelters called in ww2?
there where two air raid shelters one was the Morrison shelter which looked like a table the other was the Anderson shelter which was underground
Why were air raid shelters called morrisson shelters?
because Dr. David Morrison invented them
Are air raid shelters used for keeping safe?
Yes, if ever there's an invasion from the air, use the bomb shelters.
What two air raid shelters called?
Anderson and Morrison.
What was in air raid shelters?
Only what families decided to take in with them.
What games were taken into the air raid shelters?
checkers and cards
World War 2 air raid what meaning?
air raid sirens would signal there was going to be an air attack when this happened people would cram into air raid shelters
