Originally Posted by
Olympia463
It is no surprise to me that the Germans did not bomb Derby. They expected to win the war with the UK very quickly, and then take over the assets of the losers. The Rolls-Royce factories would have been very useful, if not essential, to their aim to rule the World. By the time it became obvious that this was not going to be the case, it was too late. I spent most of WWII living about three miles from the R-R factories in Glasgow. It was a wonder to us that night after night while Clydebank was being bombed, never a bomb dropped anywhere near us.
One bomb did land on Derby, but it missed the factory. It was most probably jettisoned by some aircraft being chased by fighters.
Well they certainly did a good demolition job on Supermarine !!!!!