Comments on: Coventrate http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coventrate Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: To Coventrate « Thoughts on Military History http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/comment-page-1/#comment-160835 To Coventrate « Thoughts on Military History Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:49:52 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=77#comment-160835 [...] term ‘Coventrate’ before. Indeed Brett Holman has noted its appearance several times over at Airminded. However, I have yet to note, and perhaps Brett will know better than I do, it exact origins. What [...] [...] term ‘Coventrate’ before. Indeed Brett Holman has noted its appearance several times over at Airminded. However, I have yet to note, and perhaps Brett will know better than I do, it exact origins. What [...]

]]> By: Airminded · The rise and fall and rise and fall of the autogyro http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/comment-page-1/#comment-156488 Airminded · The rise and fall and rise and fall of the autogyro Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:13:59 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=77#comment-156488 [...] are more oddities when we look at Coventrate: it does not appear at all in a British English search. Nor does it appear in an American English [...] [...] are more oddities when we look at Coventrate: it does not appear at all in a British English search. Nor does it appear in an American English [...]

]]> By: Airminded · Thursday, 21 November 1940 http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/comment-page-1/#comment-153782 Airminded · Thursday, 21 November 1940 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 04:57:46 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=77#comment-153782 [...] the Germans to be bombed back. Not one shred more mercy, not one bomb less than they give to us. "Coventrating" is a new phrase for the Nazi papers. Show Germans what it means before they add it to their [...] [...] the Germans to be bombed back. Not one shred more mercy, not one bomb less than they give to us. "Coventrating" is a new phrase for the Nazi papers. Show Germans what it means before they add it to their [...]

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/comment-page-1/#comment-127574 Brett Holman Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:37:16 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=77#comment-127574 Yes, that's straight and to the point! But I wonder if she would acknowledge that British public opinion at the time was divided on this point; if anything, those who been Blitzed were somewhat less likely to support reprisal bombing. Yes, that's straight and to the point! But I wonder if she would acknowledge that British public opinion at the time was divided on this point; if anything, those who been Blitzed were somewhat less likely to support reprisal bombing.

]]> By: Don http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/comment-page-1/#comment-127243 Don Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:23:20 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=77#comment-127243 Hmmm A couple of years ago now I met online a woman who, as a girl, had known my Uncle during his Bomber Command training days at Bruntingthorpe. This was late '42 to early '43. She was 10 then, daughter in a family that befriended a group (3) of trainee airmen who had become close mates. They all went operational in May '43, two lost their lives almost immediatley and my Uncle completed 12 ops before his demise over Peenemunde in August. They had literally vanished from the sight of this family who had wondered about their fates for decades. During our correspondence, I mentioned in passing that I had (have) the utmost respect for all involved in the CBO, saying that I view Luftwaffe and RAF/USAAF crew on equal terms ... young men doing their bit for their country. I said something about the Nachjagd crerws seeing their cities burn and doing their bit to shoot down the "terror fleigers". Well! Talk about a raw nerve. I didn't know that she and her family had been "bombed out" of Coventry before relocating to Bruntingthorpe. I got a very straight reply: "we wanted to bomb them all to hell". OK, roger that. D Hmmm

A couple of years ago now I met online a woman who, as a girl, had known my Uncle during his Bomber Command training days at Bruntingthorpe. This was late '42 to early '43. She was 10 then, daughter in a family that befriended a group (3) of trainee airmen who had become close mates. They all went operational in May '43, two lost their lives almost immediatley and my Uncle completed 12 ops before his demise over Peenemunde in August. They had literally vanished from the sight of this family who had wondered about their fates for decades.

During our correspondence, I mentioned in passing that I had (have) the utmost respect for all involved in the CBO, saying that I view Luftwaffe and RAF/USAAF crew on equal terms ... young men doing their bit for their country. I said something about the Nachjagd crerws seeing their cities burn and doing their bit to shoot down the "terror fleigers".

Well! Talk about a raw nerve. I didn't know that she and her family had been "bombed out" of Coventry before relocating to Bruntingthorpe. I got a very straight reply: "we wanted to bomb them all to hell".

OK, roger that. D

]]> By: Been Sent to Coventry… « Thoughts on Military History http://airminded.org/2005/11/25/coventrate/comment-page-1/#comment-126821 Been Sent to Coventry… « Thoughts on Military History Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:16:40 +0000 http://airminded.org/?p=77#comment-126821 [...] part of the Battle of the Beams between the RAF and Luftwaffe. The bombing also led to the term to Coventrate by the Germans. It is defined as: Coventrate, v. (temporary.) To bomb intensively; to devastate [...] [...] part of the Battle of the Beams between the RAF and Luftwaffe. The bombing also led to the term to Coventrate by the Germans. It is defined as: Coventrate, v. (temporary.) To bomb intensively; to devastate [...]

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