LOL.......... I know "the city of London" is in London! I meant "other" than this obvious mention of London which would refer to the actual "accidental" event that we are discussing.
I meant are any of the OTHER places, apart from the ONE mention of London which refers to this incident.

Anyway, you've answered my question. Some of these places are obviously in London itself.

Interestingly, I just finished watching a History Channel "Century of Flight" installmant entitled "WWII Fighters, The Battle For The Skies".
Begins with the Polish campaign (all 3 minutes it - in real time too........lol ) then onto BoB.

There is mention of the single attack on the Radar System on 12th August, which destroyed one installation and damaged 3 others (according to account). This blinded Fighter Command for "a few hours". They then say that "Goering, for some reason, didn't perservere with these installations and went straight onto his campaign against the RAF airfields the very next day" (Eagle Day).
This was supposed to be the "final blow" that would knock the RAF out of the skies.
As we have said, it very nearly did, despite the fact that Goering ignored the importance of the Chain-Holme System.
But, alas there is no mention of this incident regarding the "accidental" ditching of bombs over London.
They just go on to say: "the RAF were in dire straights, as far as replacement pilots were concerned. So much so that they had to cut short the normal pilot training course" (there was no problem with fighters as they were actually producing more than were being lost at this stage).
They go on to simply say that "suddenly the Germans switched their attention to what became known as the "Blitz" at the crucial moment".

So, at least in this particular Doco, they don't consider the incident worth a mention, which is strange.
Anyway...............regardless of the reasons and regardless of the fact that the incident was accidental or an orchestrated plan, and also regardless of whether Hitler himself was aware of it, it was certainly one of the most important and costly decisions of the War.

My personal opinion is that if the Germans had continued their attacks on Fighter Command and not switched to London, it would certainly have made for a very different war than we know. 

Thanks again Hagar,

Once again it would seem that certain Doco's (of not all) are selective in the information they iclude, or at least in the way in which they present it.
It is stated most catagorically in this Doco (and I recal it also from books) that there was only one attack against the Chain Home Stations (sorry I've been spelling it wrongly) and after that the Nazis seemed to pay no more attention.
Obviously this 'widely' considered version is not correct, as I'm sure your sources are more reliable than anything that I have at my disposal. Then, of course, ther are the witness accounts which tend to be where you are also, rather than in Australia...........lol.

As you say, and I have always agreed, the BoB was won by means of no less than courage, determination, a bit of a technical advantage in radar and some good luck. 

Of course, very true.
When mentioning your resources, I was referring more to the fact that with your being English and in England, there's a higher likelihood that the "true" accounts of what took place there, even so long ago, would be more available to you in the form of personal accounts from relatives friends, historical celebrations etc, while here we have only the "official" accounts to rely on until, as you say, the truth outs. Which I suppose is happening very much recently, given the usual 50 year rule having passed recently enough. 

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Israel also used a number of Spitfires. Without looking I think most of those used by Egypt and Israel were Mk IX's rather than Mk XIV's and only the UK operated the MkXXI (Mk21).
If I remember rightly the last Spitfire lost in air to air combat was shot down by a Spitfire!