Originally Posted by
Manuel de Vol
Quite a few years ago - late 60's/very early 70s, I think.
As I heard it, the aircraft was a Canberra doing a 'toss' attack. I was told that he mis-identified the lead-in lights (saw two sets of street lights which made a 'T') pulled up early and released a 100lb pb.
The bomb apparently went through the roof of the pub's crapper and straight down the horn.
No about 1962 as the Sqn formed with Vulcans in 1963 It was a 25lb PB. The misident was of the car park lights and the target lights. The target lights were arranged in a circle and flashed.
The car park lights were arranged in a circle and low scudding cloud made them appear to flash with predictable results.