Well, we weren't the only ones that were being bombed, there was a bomb that fell on Buckingham Palace (actually I think it was bombed twice during the war years). Then there is the heroic action on September 15, 1940, when Sergeant Holmes was on duty in a Hawker Hurricane fighter when he spotted a damaged Dornier Do17 (German) bomber making an attempt for the palace. In avoidance of machine gun fire, Holmes took a head on run with the Dornier, however upon firing discovered his machine guns failed. Holmes decided to ram the bomber hoping his plane could withstand the impact and cut through it. It proved not to be the case, he cut the tail off the bomber with his wing, causing the bomber to crash, but his Hurricane was badly damaged falling into a dive. He bailed out safely even with injuries. You can read more about Sgt. Holmes and this historical event here.
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