Put that light out ! by DonnaMarieLawrence. ... If a curtain had not been properly drawn and a small chink of light was visible, we would hear the bellow ‘Put that light out’.

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Every night, the wardens went out and shouted, “Put that light out!” because the raiders were coming over to drop the bombs. So of course everybody made sure there were no lights showing, ...

The shop next door had left all the lights on ( Wrong Switch ) so dad had to turn them off quickly. He was 6 foot 2 and used a broom to smash them. This would stop the planes seeing the light.