"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. 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
?

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

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

Keith