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Originally Posted by dora9forever
on a very sorry note i know i came on strong about the children killed schools but i read this before and heard so many diiffernt tales. was there not a RAF fighter attackin it the german plane didnt the RAf fighters shoot at this german plane right why didnt the bullitts go down the road as to the luftwaffe plane flew then hit some of the children it sounds a likley story.but?thats what you saw and i aint sayin nothin else.but probably both planes ...
but thats the point i was tryin to make. i didnt try to make the german a hero.and i know too well they attacks on devon and suffolk too.coastel towns but cant see why they would all attack civi targets through.
but it did happen i cant disaagree.
GARY just open minded as usual.
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Gary,
So you're suggesting that stray bullets from RAF fighters hit the school and caused some of the casualties there?
It is certainly possible that stray RAF bullets accounted for some of the casualties, but no matter which way you argue it, the school was hit by the German fighter-bombers, and it was the
Luftwaffe that caused the bulk of the civilian casualties on that day.
In 1942 and 1943 10.(J)/J.G. 2, 10.(J)/J.G. 26, and S.K.G. 10 were attacking all sorts of targets in southern England. See the photos in Chris Goss' book taken by Leopold Wenger, one of the pilots who took part in the raids. It shows Wenger strafing all kinds of buildings and targets, both military and civilian.
There is much evidence that these FW 190s were targeting pretty much anything they could shoot at or bomb in 1942 and 1943. This is quite understandable considering that they were generally flying at low-level, so had little time to identify and pick out targets.
They were not ordered to deliberately target civilian targets, but they were expected to cause as much disruption to life in southern England as possible.
I really recommend you read Chris Goss' excellent book. As Chris mentioned earlier in this thread, it will help you understand this tip-and-run campaign much better.
Cheers,
Andrew A.