Hi Chris,

Many thanks for the additional information.

It is extraordinary that, 70 years after my grandfather's experiences of a raid by a single plane in a vast war, within 72 hours of posting a question, details like the make and model of the plane and the possible names of its crew can be identified with any degree of certainly. The power of the internet!

I am familar with the Dornier 217 through my enjoyment of the IL-2 Sturmovic flight sim series.

If I may ask, where do you get the information you have? It must take years of searching through archives and museums.

My grandfather was posted at Bordon Camp at this time, along with many other Canadians. He was serving as a Army chaplin with the Royal Regiment of Canada. From his entry, it would appear that Bordon Camp was also shot up by a plane from this raid.
Feb 10 Wed

Morning in office. 2 Int. Afternoon. Decided at last to go to Chichester. Left Borden at 1:10 and arrived in Chichester at 3:10. Walked up to the Cathedral. There is a huge elaborate Market Cross built in 15 something by one of the Bishops. The Cath. Is only 100 yards south. It is very good Norman architecture. Most of it was built from 1075 on for 100 years. But there are later additions. It has a lovely spire & an odd Belfry which is a huge square tower standing at the road about 75 feet from the Church. The Cath is not large … [and] has a single type of arch. throughout which helps. It is attractive tho’ the windows are rather gawdy. They had the flags of the United Nations on the chancel steps. The cathedral has many irregular lines. The Cloisters are like a sagging square. There had been no bomb damage in Chich. Only a few broken windows, from gun blast[s]. While there, the sirens went and shortly I started back to the station. When about 200 yds away from the Cath. a bomb fell about 200 yds behind me. Windows were blown out of all the stores for 2-300 yds around. I returned to the Cath. & found 3 west windows blown in. I was given some glass from the debris. The bomb was not a large one but started quite a fire. 4 people were killed. Another bomb in the town hit a school & killed a few. The return journey (about 30 miles) took 6 hours due to a bomb having landed by the track & having destroyed one line. Arriving back at the camp about 11:30 I found that a bomber had straffed the camp about the same time as Chich. was hit. No casualties in camp. It was a double celebration of the 10th Feb. – my baptism of fire.




Again, my sincere thanks.
~Flatlander