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Originally Posted by supergt1971
Hi Chris,many thanks for your reply,this attack happened around 21.30 hrs and the Eagle was the last hit from a stick of four bombs,two landing on open ground and one on an empty pig market so i wonder if the docks here were the target.Were any other units operating in this area as witnesses say it was certainly a Dornier,some said a Do17 but i'm sure this is wrong for that year.
Regards John
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Hi John,
Have just been looking at your interesting contributions towards "The Eagle" thread & the bombing attack of June 12th 1942, over on the King's Lynn discussion forum, along with those fabulous pictures that other contributors have submitted.
(along with the unfortunates, whose names have appeared on the killed/bombing casualty list)
Ironic that it led me here, because, like you, it's an interesting board & I figured I might learn more about the Luftwaffe aspect of that raid.
(rather than the British civilian casualty & damage aspect, highlighted on the other board).
Whilst I've yet to learn any more in that respect, I'd wholeheartedly agree with your latter comment, regarding it being a '217, rather than the older '17.
(I figured those that survived, served out in the Balkans or, on the early days of Barbarossa, etc)
Incidentally, our road was "shut down" in October 1996 (in London), due to an unexpected discovery of a LARGE unexploded bomb, dropped by a K.G.3 Dornier Do.17 that was part of a formation "trying" to knock-out RAF Hornchurch, during the summer of 1940.
Probably like you, I bought both the Revell Dornier 217 & it's respective "Pro-Modeller" version in 1/48th & have always held an interest in the type, since I built my first AIRFIX Do.217 waaaay back in the early 1970's - (in the dreaded Sky Blue plastic = A far cry from the attractive Revell AG kit in 1/48th)
Would be nice "if" someone reading this could possibly add to ANY additional information, regarding the 12th June attack on the port-town of King's Lynn, in Norfolk, by the Luftwaffe.
(Here's hoping, however vague).
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