"John Mullen" wrote in message
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Spiv wrote:
"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"Spiv" wrote in message
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The Germans bombed Dublin by mistake once by a lone plane which dropped
bombs in a park or somewhere harmless.

Sorry the German did a bit of isolated bombing and killed a number of
people.

DeValera ordered all lights to
always remain on and added more. This clearly was not to protect
Dublin
at all, it was a clear effective beacon to guide planes to Liverpool.
The
people of Liverpool never forgave the Irish for what they did.

Now last time I checked Dublin was a LONG way from Liverpool
so pray tell how having its lights could aid the Luftwaffe target that
city?

It is due west of Liverpool. See Dublin to the west then steer due east
and
you hit it.

Actually coastal cities are fairly easy to find even when blacked out.
Read up on Hamburg etc. No need for your urban myth!

You obviously didn't know where Liverpool was. In a full moon they are
easy enough. At one point the whole of the Manchester Ship canal was spayed
with sawdust to prevent it shining back. German bomber coming in from the
east could follow the canal to Liverpool in a good moon.

Perhaps the Americans were
helping by not blacking out NYC in 1940 ?

You have a sense of humour I see.

How about the lights in Stockholm - were they a beacon pointing to
Newcastle do you think ?

Oh you are fun.

Well it makes almost as much sense as your Dublin story...

By your name you are Irish or of Irish decent. And yes the Irish did light
up Dublin with extra lights. Don't like that do you?


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