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Fighter-bomber attacks on the United Kingdom
Part of World War II
A fighter bomber variant of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in 2009
Date March 1942 – June 1943 Location Southern England Result German success[1]
Belligerents
Germany	United Kingdom
Casualties and losses
62 aircraft, 62 pilots[2]	Significant civilian casualties[1]

From March 1942 until June 1943, the German Luftwaffe (air force) conducted fighter-bomber attacks on the United Kingdom. These operations typically involved a small number of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 armed with bombs. The raiders entered British airspace at a low altitude, and attacked a town or military target in southern England and then returned to their bases in occupied France. British anti-aircraft batteries and Royal Air Force fighter aircraft had difficulty stopping the German fighter-bombers, and the raids caused a significant number of casualties. While these operations were successful in tying down Allied resources at a relatively low cost to the Luftwaffe, the British Government regarded the campaign as a nuisance given the small scale of the individual raids. The fighter-bomber attacks on the UK ceased in June 1943 when the Fw 190s were transferred to the Mediterranean.