Did Stukas ever bomb or strafe London?

[Horst Fliegel]

Did German fighters or Stukas ever bomb, dive-bomb (with Jericho Trumpets) or strafe Greater London itself?

[Chris Goss]

Bf 109s yes from September 1940 onwards from altitude. 20 Jan 43 saw Jabos attack London albeit not central London at low-level. Stukas got as far as the Thames Estuary in BofB and in the Blitz, lone Stukas occasionally dropped bombs (not as dive bombers) in and around London

[John Vasco]

If Croydon is/was considered to be part of greater London, then most certainly...!

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by John Vasco

If Croydon is/was considered to be part of greater London, then most certainly...!

According to Wikipedia: "The County Borough of Croydon was a local government district … from 1849 to 1965 … In 1965 the county borough was abolished and its former area transferred to Greater London."

(You'd never guess from the above that I used to work in local government …)

[Horst Fliegel]

The Germans with only a few fighters seem to have underestimated the agitation their 'tip & run' attacks were causing the British well in to 1943, and had they continued could have achieved much more
http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/document...ritain-Day.pdf

[Chris Goss]

...& I wrote that!

[mars]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

...& I wrote that!

Are you writing any new books?

[Chris Goss]

Just finished Fw 200 Combat Units for Osprey & contracts for five books for Frontline Books, details to follow later

[Bombphoon]

Stukas tried divebombing the London docks - at night (!) - during the Blitz.

Here's the - excellent - definitive book on the subject:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stuka-Attack...stuka+saunders