The First Bombing Raids

The first major bombing raid against civilians is on the thirteenth of june 19 17, when 20 gotha bombers fly across the north sea and bomb london. The germans did try a campaign against britain, which led to fightreck being withdrawn from france and based in essex and kent to try and defeat them. Civilians are in the front line. They have been, i think you could argue, since 19 17. It is interesting, the ar the defences of a country are not just aircraft. In like ventnor on the isle of wight, they can see out to places where they can detect hostile aircraft that we don't know what