Did the British actually shoot down bombers/planes over London?

[Gribbers]

Here's a photo (and more details) of the tailless Dornier as it came down over Victoria Station:

http://www.bbm.org.uk/as-holmes.htm

Apparently a ??Dutch?? royal was watching from ground level right next to the station.

Also a link here with a pic of a crumpled 109 that fell onto a London street (see page 4):

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/p...laircsites.pdf

I think many of the civilians rushed to shelters and the tube network when the air raid sirens started, so casualties from aircraft crashes were minimal, apart from the poor pilots who couldn't bail out in time of course.

[322Sqn_Dusty]

Originally Posted by Gribbers

Apparently a ??Dutch?? royal was watching from ground level right next to the station.

Yes, that was Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

[Gribbers]

Originally Posted by 322Sqn_Dusty

Yes, that was Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

That's her....I heard about it years ago but couldn't remember and couldn't find any info