https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/explorers-resources/20-Waterways-at-War-Compressed.pdf http://www.virtualwaterways.co.uk/oruploads/1.pdf
Clive There was a unit like the Land Army for women who worked the canal system and several books are written about their experiences
I was reading a book about camoflage and how they had to cover over some canals so that the German bombers couldn't use them as navigational aids to targets, mind you there was a few stories about people out walking dogs and ended up rather wet TD
Not forgetting the river and canal traffic which shipped coal from the northern coalfields down to the to eastern ports for transport to London and the south These coastal colliers ensured that the London and the south were kept supplied with coal for industrial and domestic use.....gas production depended on coal feedstock with coke as a valuable fuel byproduct and also essential for the production of steel. Quite a number of these colliers were lost due to enemy action in the coastal waters of the North Sea. Regarding aircraft navigation. Moonlight nights assisted the navigation of aircraft....an appreciation of the layout of major rivers and canals no doubt enabled the navigation of clandestine flights into Europe....usually it meant that night fighters were liable to take equal advantage.
Sonia Rolt - Wikipedia file:///C:/Users/Lewis%20Family/Downloads/CanalandRiverNavigationsNationalOverview.pdf
