Appendix XXXIX
Notable Day Attacks by German Fighter-Bombers, 1943

(Compiled from British and German Sources)

I 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   3a 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   7c 37  
11   Yarmouth   20d 1   20   14   70  
12   Lowestoft   3e --   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   19f 1   4   --g 0  
25   Brighton   24   1   24   16h 67  
30   Frinton-Waltoni 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-Felixstowek 17   1   17   5l 35  
4   Eastbourne   17   I   15   14   93  
6   Eastbourne   16   I   13   13   100  

NOTES

a Six escort fighters also lost.
b Two escort fighters lost.
c In addition 12 bombs fell on neighbouring villages.
d In addition 8 aircraft attacked patrol-vessels.
e In addition 26 aircraft attacked patrol-vessels.
f Only 4 aircraft completed task.
g One bomb fell in swimming-pool.
h In addition 4 bombs hit land but bounced into sea.
i Alternatives to Colchester.
j Alternative to Ventnor.
k Alternatives to Harwich, where balloon-barrage prevented attack.
l In addition 10 bombs fell on neighbouring villages.

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