Guess the Place

[CAT]

A very interesting, but poorly known about early engagement of WWII, thank you Beachbum


My next may look as if its been through the 'wars', but many years of neglect reverted this building almost to a ruin, but its future is changing at the moment, but where?

[grandarog]

Unfortunately the Luftwaffa had their revenge.


On February 3rd, 1941, the British auxiliary patrol vessel ARCTIC TRAPPER, built in 1928 by Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by British Royal Navy, was attacked and bombed by German aircraft near the Gull light buoy, Goodwin Sands and foundered with the loss of 17 crew.
Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?153881

[John Walker]

An amazing story that I hadn't heard before. Its amazing how much can be learnt from GTP. 

[Beachbum]

You have it CAT, it is indeed the Artic Trapper on Saturday 24th August shooting down the Squadron Leader and his number two. Two others were damaged.

The ME109's machined gunned the Trawler, so they unleashed their 12 pound Cannon on the Bombers.At 11:35 am over 500 Bombs and 500 Incendary Devices were dropped on Ramsgate Town and Gasworks.

Manston was on a different approach via Pegwell Bay.
Thank goodness for the Mad Mayors Tunnels.

[grandarog]

You beat me this time Cat.
 2 of the German Bombers were shot down by the armed trawler as they were approaching Manston. RAF Spitfires and Hurricanes claimed 40 kills and AA 5 .
47 in that one day.(there were more  enemy raids that day trying to get up the Thames Estuary to London.)

[CAT]

Could this be the German bombing raid planned for Manston airfield on 24th August 1940, which was diverted to Ramsgate after the lead plane was shot down by an armed trawler? The ensuing bombing killed 29 Ramsgate residents, destroyed 78 houses and left 300 unfit for habitation as well as 700 damaged. I think it was referred to as 'The Murder Raid'?

[Beachbum]

You are both nearly there........
So this was 3.5 miles off fo Ramsgate. They are JU88 Bombers and ME109 Fighters.
The Picture shows an armed Trawler on a very specific day during the Battle of Britain.
What happened next?

[CAT]

As the aircraft in the pic appear to be larger than single seater fighters, was this the shooting down of a German bomber group over the channel before they made it to England?

[John Walker]

Battle of Britain off Ramsgate?

[Beachbum]

Not operation Dynamo or Channel Dash.
1940 and a game changer outcome..........

[MartinR]

Operation Dynamo?

[John Walker]

Clutching at straws a bit. Anything to do with The Channel Dash?

[Beachbum]

Not directly, but in the right area................

[John Walker]

Any connection with the Goodwin Sands?

[Beachbum]

Thanks JW, that had me scanning lots of Towns..........


Okay, something different : Where and when is this?

More importantly, what happened after this?