Did a British civilian row across the channel and shoot 6 Luftwaffe pilots?
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A British man heard that some Luftwaffe were bragging about bombing London (this was amidst the siege of Britain made by Germany during WWII). This enraged the man so much that he rowed across the English channel, went to the bar in France which these Luftwaffe men frequented, shot 6 of the Luftwaffe men, and rowed back across the channel.
As the second map shows, bombers were not stationed near the coast.
There were fighter bases east of Calais, but the likelihood of their crews being anywhere near the beaches in a bar is zero.
That, of course, assumes that the rowing boat actually arrives anywhere near Calais since the currents at the Strait of Dover are extremely strong.
I think your history teacher should have a long talk with your geography teacher.
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Maybe you should advise your history teacher to try to sell that story plot to some Hollywood producer who specializes in tall stories from alternative realities.
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This sounds a bit like an embellished version of the story of Peter King
"King joined the Dental Corps in March 1939 and served as a non-technician, excelling as a weapons instructor. He spent two years in this role, rapidly becoming a drill sergeant at the Dental Corps' depot, but then applied to transfer to a fighting unit. This was refused. King was so frustrated that he and another soldier, Pte Leslie Cuthbertson, then 20 and from Newcastle-upon-Tyne took matters in their own hands; they planned and executed an unofficial and unauthorised raid on occupied France." Wikipedia:Peter_King_(British_Army_officer)
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