The first German air raid on England took place on this day.
May 25, 1917
June 3, 1918
October 17, 1939
March 7, 1940
April 30, 1940
On May 25, 1917, twenty-three German Gotha bombers set out to bomb London. Bad weather forced them to abandon their primary target, so they bombed the coastal town of Folkstone instead, aiming for the docks but hitting residential areas.