BBC2 Last Night, Ref.Coventry/WW2....

Did anyone see the programme about the WW2 bombing of Coventry last night?

Systematic and meticulously planned bombing pattern by the Luftwaffe, just about totalled the entire City.
Yet, amongst all that destruction, number of deaths didn't exceed 600.

The RAF did the same to, amongst other German Cities, Dresden-25'000 plus dead!
Why so many more casualites there, can't simply be because the population was so much greater surely-did they "bomb better"?

Posted By: Martin Peters on October 7th 2009 at 10:34:49

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BBC2 Last Night, Ref.Coventry/WW2.... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:34:49
- Viv Anderson shelters (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:58:14
- Was it because the RAF used many more incendiary bombs or something? (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:48:40
  - i think the RAF just got up late for the war (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:52:20
    - lol......... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 7, 11:09:36
- air raids on Norwich killed 340 and seriously injured 1,092 (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 10:48:33
  - My Dad's foster-parents' house in Little Plumstead got bombed in an air raid. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 7, 11:19:55
  - The 6th form at my school used to do night watches on the cathedral roof during air raids (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:50:14
    - They bombed Stan Boardmans Chippie! As he keeps on telling everyone. (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:54:49
      - his daughter were a bit fit (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:04:29
      - So that's where the chip on his shoulder came from. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 10:57:34
        
        Yep. Does put a different light on it. But he is still a massive, massive twat. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 10:58:41
        
        My dad used to play five-a-side footy with him. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 7, 11:01:59
        
        Yeah, I'd heard that about your Dad. He needs to let go. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 7, 11:03:15
- Dresden was firebombed. Don't know about Cov. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 7, 10:47:59
  - The RAF knew earlier that day that Coventry was going to be bombed (n/m) (General Chat) - iwans_ex_dentist, Oct 7, 11:43:25
  - Rotterdam was too... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 7, 11:04:36
  - I'm Sure That... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 7, 10:51:18
- Bollocks. Wanted to see that. (n/m) (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:44:53
  - Iplayer / catch up tv and all that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:46:27
    - Yep, Although can never really enjoy as much watching progs on compooter. (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:50:39
      - it's easy enough to hook a computer up to modern tellys (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:03:06
        
        Is it? How? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:13:51
        
        my telly has the same connections as a normal monitor does (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:22:36
        
        So what port would I have plug my laptop into (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:28:53
        
        And wouldn't the picture be shit? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 11:31:13
      - Hardly anyone will watch it online (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 7, 10:59:16
      - but you should be able to do on the tv (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 7, 10:51:40
        
        I shall go round ma & pa's - they have Virgin (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Oct 7, 10:58:34
- ...and Cov is such a mix of architectural styles because they put the design of the (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:36:38
  - hent the catherdral a mix of new'n'old too? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 10:40:33
    - Yep - there's some of the old one left, the new one was built on the same spot. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:45:02
      - haregoo (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 10:46:08
        
        Do you know Hood St (Booker C&C Lucas plant area?) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Oct 7, 11:06:33
        
        Yep - used to live on St Margaret's Road - just the other side of far Gosford Street, (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 7, 11:16:09
    - Yeah, and the Sagrada Familia (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 7, 10:44:24

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