Appendix 39: Notable Day Attacks by German Fighter-Bombers 1943
(Compiled from British and German Sources)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Day | Target | Aircraft: | Bombs: | Col. (6) as % of Col. (5) | ||
Sent | Lost | Aimed | On Target | |||
Jan. 20 | London | 28 | 3 a | 28 | 22 | 79 |
March 7 | Eastbourne | 18 | - | 16 | 16 | 100 |
11 | Hastings | 27 | – | 27 | 25 | 93 |
12 | London | 19 | – b | 17 | 16 | 94 |
24 | Ashford | 17 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 93 |
April 3 | Eastbourne | 16 | – | 12 | 12 | 100 |
May 7 | Yarmouth | 20 | 1 | 19 | 7 c | 37 |
11 | Yarmouth | 20 d | 1 | 20 | 14 | 70 |
12 | Lowestoft | 3 e | – | 3 | 1 | 33 |
12 | Lowestoft | 24 | – | 24 | 15 | 63 |
15 | Felixstowe-Southwold | 26 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 32 |
23 | Hastings | 20 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 88 |
23 | Bournemouth | 26 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 88 |
25 | Folkestone | 19 f | 1 | 4 | – g | 0 |
25 | Brighton | 24 | 1 | 24 | 16 h | 67 |
30 | Frinton-Walton i | 21 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 100 |
30 | Torquay | 26 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 82 |
June 1 | Niton (I.O.W.) j | 10 | – | 9 | 9 | 100 |
1 | Margate | 20 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 89 |
2 | Ipswich-Felixstowe k | 17 | 1 | 17 | 5 l | 35 |
4 | Eastbourne | 17 | I | 15 | 14 | 93 |
6 | Eastbourne | 16 | I | 13 | 13 | 100 |
NOTES
aSix escort fighters also lost.
bTwo escort fighters lost.
cIn addition 12 bombs fell on neighbouring villages.
dIn addition 8 aircraft attacked patrol-vessels.
eIn addition 26 aircraft attacked patrol-vessels.
fOnly 4 aircraft completed task.
gOne bomb fell in swimming-pool.
hIn addition 4 bombs hit land but bounced into sea.
iAlternatives to Colchester.
jAlternative to Ventnor.
kAlternatives to Harwich, where balloon-barrage prevented attack.
lIn addition 10 bombs fell on neighbouring villages.